Equal grief, equal benefits. (Domestic Partnership).Surviving partners of gay people killed in the World Trade Center attacks got some tangible support from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of governor George Pataki George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 57th Governor of New York serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and was seen as a possible 2000 and 2008 Presidential candidate. October 11 when he decreed in an executive order that they--as well as surviving unmarried heterosexual partners--should qualify for Crime Victims Board benefits equal to those of married people. "The terrorists targeted Americans," Pataki spokesman Joseph Conway said. "They didn't care if they were gay or straight. We want to ensure that everyone who lost loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl receives the help and support they need." New York-based gay group Empire State Pride Agenda said the state is the first government entity to guarantee equal treatment for same-sex partners of trade center victims. Nationally, Sen. Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
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