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County Clerk Gets an Early Start on Gay Weddings

A clerk in Yolo County, Ca., didn't want to wait until Tuesday morning to conduct gay marriage ceremonies. So the straight Christian clerk started them at 5:01 p.m. Monday — the earliest possible time she could. She married 11 couples.

Tamara Keith reports for member station KQED.

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Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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