Time remaining until full equality.

When the New Jersey supreme court rifled ri·fle¹
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2. rifles Troops armed with rifles. on October October: see month. 25 that gay couples must be granted rights equal to marriage, The Advocate's equality clock ticked One increment, or pulse, of the CPU clock. See clock speed and clock. forward-though much less than if marriage itself had been won.

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Title Annotation:	THE ADVOCATE REPORT; same-sex marriage
Publication:	The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1U2NJ
Date:	Dec 5, 2006
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