Feds ease rules on same-sex health care tax breaks

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is letting legally married same-sex couples claim some health care tax benefits for this year.

A notice Monday by the IRS and Treasury Department will let the couples take advantage this year of the Supreme Court’s June ruling invalidating part of the Defense of Marriage Act.

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