Mr Panetta said that while the remaining benefits are blocked by a federal law that does not recognise same-sex marriage, he foresaw a time "when the law will allow the department to grant full benefits to service members and their dependents, irrespective of sexual orientation".

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As it has grown into the second-biggest fee-based dating service in the world, eHarmony has expanded and shed its more orthodox orientation, and severed its connections to Dobson.

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Castle Point Capital is mainly invested in financial service companies and real estate investment trusts, similar to the private equity orientation of a related company, Stone Point Capital, also headquartered in Greenwich, Conn, home to many large private hedge fund operations.

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As a fellow entrepreneur with a public-service orientation, I have been a longtime admirer of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to acting on his principles.

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