In surprise move, NM county issues same-sex marriage licenses

In this image provided by Char Ullman, Ullman, 51, left, and Carrie Hamblen, 45, get married at the Dona Ana County Courthouse in Las Cruces, N.M. on Wednesday Aug. 21, 2013, after receiving a same-sex marriage license. The couple were among the two dozen or so same-sex couples who received same-sex licenses after the county clerk announced he would issue them. (AP Photo/CourtesyChar Ullman)Gay couples rushed to a courthouse in Las Cruces on Wednesday after the county clerk decided to issue same-sex marriage licenses in a surprise move that came as several legal challenges on the practice make their way through the courts.

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