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Breaking News AlertThe New York TimesWednesday, May 28, 2008 -- 9:14 PM ET-----New York Begins to Alter Policy on Gay MarriageGov. David A. Paterson has directed all state agencies tobegin to revise their policies and regulations to recognizesame-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, likeMassachusetts, California and Canada. In a directive thegovernor's legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed theagencies that gay couples married elsewhere "should beafforded the same recognition as any other legally performedunion."Read More:http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na