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The myth is that marriage can make you mad, but psychologists have found that is really is good for your health. Clinical psychologist Dr Kate Scott from New Zealand's University of Otago conducted the study of more than 35,000 people across 15 different countries based on a decade of surveys by the World Health Organization. In pictures: Hollywood's longest surviving couples"We were able to look at what happens to mental health in marriage, both in comparison with never getting married, and with ending marriage," Dr Scott said in a media statement. The study found that getting married, as opposed to...

Gov. Schwarzenegger has three days left to decide whether to give a landmark tax victory to gay rights activists -- the right to file as married couples -- but stick them with a tax-filing headache. The bill, which is among a stack of bills that will become law unless vetoed by Saturday, would require California's 75,000 registered domestic partners to file their state tax returns as if they were legally married -- even though they'd still have to submit single returns to Uncle Sam. --snip-- ``This is hugely symbolic,'' said Jean Johnston, a tax attorney with Johnston/Childress in San Francisco....