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Although it now appears California's Proposition 8 will pass by a slim margin - our sister site LAist reports a 4.2 percent difference in votes - opponents of the measure aren't throwing in the towel yet. A statement on the No On Prop 8 web site says, "we expect that there are more than 3 million and possibly as many as 4 million absentee and provisional ballots yet to be counted." We reported in September that D.C. could see a marriage equality bill early next year; a follow up report indicated it may be as soon as early January. LGBT activists believed at the time that a defeat of Prop 8 would boost D.C.'s chances of passing a same-sex marriage bill. Despite Prop 8 passing, other factors that could give a D.C. bill a fighting chance fell into place last night: the election of Sen. Barack Obama as President, and the expansion of the Democrats' majority in Congress.

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council agreed unanimously that retirement benefits should be extended to domestic partners of the city’s retired police officers and firefighters. The move brings marriage equality in the District a step closer to fruition, according to the Examiner.