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clear from the start...this was a committee...sharply divided. opponents...even tried to changethe name of the bill...from the civil marriage protection act...to simply...same sex marriage.( oneesentence omitted)(mccomas) 'we are committing a fraud on these people because we're not accurately describing what we're doing here, it is a same sex marriage bill."delegate tiffany alston...who who initially supported...the bill...switched her vote. but not bbfore offeringan amendment...to change same sex marriage...to "civil unions." (alston) "but i know that my community does not like this...

same place. so it hasn't made a lot of progress eastward toward us. this is a slow mover. it will be this agony all weekend long watching it try to come in. subpoenaed is the -- sunday is a significant day. most of the rain will be west of us. we will see a sprinkle or two. there are sprinkles north of the maryland line. we had a few sprinkles overnight. that was it. the rain chances increase during the day today. more toward evening. we'll detail it all coming up. >> the big story this morning, a bill giving same-sex couples in maryland the same full rights is now closer to becoming...

but declined to comment. getting to this point has been a roller coaster ride. two delegates skipped a key voting session. whether a committee vote would be called out all turned into a parlor game. >> the judiciary committee will meet at 1:00 p.m. for a voting session. >> sam arora made a beeline out of the chamber before the session ended. he issued a statement saying in part, i will vote to send the bill to the governor so that maryland can ultimately decide the issue at the pole. >> tiffany alston also left. she has been wavering. she tried to change the bill into a civil union m...

that... would legalize...// same.../ sex marriage.../ in... maryland.../ ááclearsáá.../ another hurdle.../ in... annapolis.../// annapolis...///.john rydell tells us...a house committee has finally taken avote...on that controversial bill... john... karen...by a vote of 12-10... the house...judiciary bill. but not...without...plen tyof debate. for more than an hour....opponents...offfrrdd.. numerous amendments. one...would havechanged the name...of the bill...from civil marriage protection act...to simply...same sex marriage.they argued...that voters...would become confused witht...