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VIA: ABCNews.com The tide of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples — which has swept across New England in recent months — has stopped at Maine. Voters rejected a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed. The repeal comes just six months after the measure was passed by the Maine legislature […]

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VIA: National Public Radio As Election Day nears, the national spotlight is on Maine, where the latest battle over same-sex marriage is under way. Campaign finance reports show that supporters of a ballot proposal to repeal the state’s gay marriage law are trailing significantly in fundraising. But polls show a tight race. Same-sex marriage opponents […]