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rights group sues government after gay widower denied spousal benefits

The other cases involve 63-year-old lesbian Helen Thornton, whose partner died before Washington state started permitting same-sex couples to marry, and 65-year-old Michael Ely, whose partner of 43 years died seven months after Arizona legalized gay marriage. . . ..

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