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Pima state senator pushes for domestic partnership equality
JEREMY THOMAS
Cronkite News Service
PHOENIX - To keep up with the times, Arizona should support equal rights among all of its residents by extending marriage benefits to same-sex couples, a state senator said Monday.
"This is not stepping on anybody," said Sen. Paula Aboud, D-Tucson. "This is a civil rights issue."