Cynics agree, not so much out of faith in constitutional propriety as in recognition of the dire state of the economy.
Of course, only those couples getting married in Massachusetts will also have the recognition of the state.
The Turkish-Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, dug in his heels, demanding international recognition of his breakaway state before talks could begin.
But the profound fear of all Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is that their leader intends eventually to trade refugee rights for Israeli recognition of a Palestinian state.
This can scarcely come as a surprise since, as the right-hand man of Yasser Arafat for decades, he is not exactly a new leader "not compromised by terror" - whose election Mr. Bush made, nearly three years ago, a precondition for U.S. recognition of a Palestinian state.
He argues that in signing those accords Yasser Arafat put the principles of recognition and a possible two-state solution ahead of the need to stop the process of Israeli colonisation which was shredding one of those two states to ribbons.
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If two-thirds of the UN member states vote in favor of recognition, a state is accepted as a member state.
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They needed state recognition of their movement as a religion.
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Talbot and Mr. David Hales were also awarded certificates from the Department of State and the Department of the Interior in recognition of their inspiring vision in contributing to the development of the World Heritage Convention that led to the revolutionary concept of cultural heritage of "Outstanding Universal Value".
While the case highlights state differences in the recognition of same-sex marriages, analysts have said it will probably have little influence outside Maryland because federal law allows states to ignore how other states define marriage.
As a member of the House, he doesn't have major name recognition across the state, and he is going to have to spend lots of times knocking on doors if he is to become the junior senator from Florida and the only African-American in the U.S. Senate next year.
Still a newcomer to the scene (the restaurant opened its doors in May 2012), it is quickly gaining recognition as one of the top restaurants in the state, if not the country.
Morocco's king, Mohammed VI, announced several reforms, including new parliamentary elections, civic and social equality for women, and recognition of the indigenous Berber language as an official state language along with Arabic.
In a survey of American Jews taken by CAMERA on May 16-17, between 75% and 95% of American Jews supported Israel's position on defensible borders, Jerusalem, Palestinian "refugees, " Palestinian recognition of Israel's right to exist and the right of Jews to live in a Palestinian state.
This established the principle of mutual recognition: that goods sold in one member state could be sold in all.
Fear that Georgia might slip back into chaos, and recognition of Mr Saakashvili's role in building a functioning state, have deterred most Georgians from backing the opposition.
The justices could strike down DOMA's limits on federal recognition of same-sex marriage without upholding Proposition 8 and knocking down state-approved same-sex marriage bans.
The campaign anticipates receiving more out-of-state money as Ms. Buono builds her name recognition, campaign spokesman David Turner said.
The FBI is in the process of building out its own facial-recognition database and is working with state DMVs to access their photos.
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As mentioned previously, wars are often waged among non-state actors and it must be understood however, that recognition of belligerency does not necessarily mean recognition of statehood.
Through excellence in advocacy, extensive and respectable advertising, and substantial charitable giving of time and money, each has earned highly favorable name recognition throughout the state.
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Over the past two decades thousands of Chinese government and state enterprise officials have fanned out throughout Africa for diplomatic recognition, educational and arts programs, FDI and business loans, giant construction projects, and business and trade deals.
As a matter of international law, when a U.S. President grants recognition to a foreign State, the President imposes no duty or obligation on the United States that the United States would not in any event be obliged to discharge.
In that race, Schneiderman had more money, greater name recognition from a long career as a state senator from Manhattan, as well as the endorsement of then popular Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
They are airing a plan promoted by the Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, to get on with building a state that can then be presented for recognition by the UN Security Council in a couple of years.
Until now, the State Department had withheld these benefits citing the Defense of Marriage Law, which restricts the recognition of same-sex marriages on the federal level.
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Alevis have demanded official recognition as a separate religious minority and recognition for their places of worship, which would enable their religious authorities to get financial support from the Turkish state.
"I appreciate the department's recognition that the corridor designation issue is sensitive for state regulators, " says Sam Ervin IV, chairman of the electricity committee for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
What America and the international community can do is to state frankly what everyone knows -- a lasting peace will involve two states for two peoples: Israel as a Jewish state and the homeland for the Jewish people, and the state of Palestine as the homeland for the Palestinian people, each state enjoying self-determination, mutual recognition, and peace.
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