Monserrate Targeted By Pro-Gay Marriage Group

First Posted: 4/27/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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Angered by the defeat last year of a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry, a group of well-financed gay rights advocates has started a political action committee to take aim at state senators who have opposed same-sex marriage. The first person the committee will single out is Hiram Monserrate.

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