Maryland Senate Set For Lengthy Gay Marriage Debate

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland senators will spend most of the day engrossed in a debate over whether to make Maryland the sixth state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller has scheduled Wednesday for most of the floor debate over the same-sex marriage bill. The measure was approved by a Senate committee last week and could be sent to the House as early as next week.

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