Iowa and Vermont became the latest American states to legalise gay marriage.

爱荷华州及佛蒙特州正为美国最新两个同性婚姻合法化的州。

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In New England, proponents are hoping to legalise gay marriage in all six states by 2012.

在新英格兰地区[1]，支持者们希望在2012年前，6个州都能实现同性婚姻的合法化。

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He promises to introduce a professional civil service and legalise the vast mass of informal businesses.

他承诺会引入专业的行政机制，将大量的非正规企业合法化。

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Propositions to legalise or expand commercial gambling are never without controversy, yet they never stop surfacing.

BBC: The high-low split of gambling cities

France is now the 14th country to legalise gay marriage after New Zealand last week.

BBC: Same-sex marriage: French parliament approves new law

The HFEA has advised the government to legalise the treatment, but only in licensed clinics.

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