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Ask the AG

Title: Ask the AG

Published: Thu, 30 Jul 2009

Description: Once a month, we have the opportunity to chat with Attorney General Martha Coakley in a segment we call Ask the AG. Coakley recently joined the FOX25 Morning News to talk the marriage act; the Emerson students' settlement and more.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/on_tv/wildcard_21/ask_the_ag_073009

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Automatically Generated Transcript (may not be 100% accurate)

" We have the opportunity with the attorney general of the -- state Martha -- we call at her -- the attorney general account to be a good morning -- is -- we appreciate -- thanks for joining. Let's talk about -- you filed in US district court to actually challenging the defense of marriage act or don't call. It picks on the case and what was your that is -- to file --"

" Or in an -- you know. Marriages that. Are buying years. Because the defense of marriage act is that the ethnic marriages between. A man and a woman only is required -- and Israeli to keep to a bullet. As it looks at benefit as we did you know helped administer the federal government. Money it is in effect -- those were aimed -- over a thousand benefits when filing your income tax that at apartment looking pretty. So weak -- actor I near where it's marriages were allowed it spent no problems with it. It's been good for people involved and would be and economically. Eight. It seems really have to go to that at that end and people were affected models of the commonwealth that in -- her -- And frankly at the federal government interfering into our -- right to -- who can marry."

" don't want problem along those lines anyway because. The -- pretty much over the years have left marital law to the right."

" That's right it's one of those areas and there aren't many left where the federal government is pretty -- at look at eight area -- eight hour operation and citing. You and and so it was than usual when it happened 98 it really that are right or hours or eight. And adopted. Marriage like that remember it is just about Massachusetts we're not trying to tell other states what to do we -- in a message. That our debt and mention of what it means being married."

" And he talked to present day jury here because out of there if they have gay marriage. At the very least following co what you're doing them."

" I'm there watching I talked to some of my attorney general -- remember we're way ahead of them timeline. Or think they haven't. In the impact on as I'm talking about what they will and they will either. Look at current law -- perhaps out there on -- join our."

" Let's shift gears a little bit Martha you -- a member and college student. Get money Erika and -- were steered by the school's admissions office horrible Lander is one of the of the case."

" Well again and I'll eat it like. Many things that are happening in the lending market -- for a home. Or other kinds of loan. We work and earn that in this in and there was gearing -- regular loan. Odd that had been up by hammer and is -- political corporate loan. The problem -- that the loans where early in the back in an investigation showed that their work -- entrance and it involved. Not only -- of these particular. But all -- to make it harder for them to get -- them and -- them. Into the credit -- work with and we re all it. There will report as -- now will get back the money that they did not end -- loan. -- range from twenty dollars over 800 dollars. Over a period of time this school is cooperating with us and have them money refunded but it our effort. To make -- are treated fairly and that when your borrowing money whether it's our our our -- student loan getting the best deal for you not an end to the editor and."

" Other. A vault -- around the country would -- well that's correct. -- More from any questions you may have go to -- got back last. 80 Martha Coakley -- time is our interest and have a great day at fox."

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