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Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum said if the Republican Party supports gay marriage it would be "suicidal."

A leading anti-gay marriage group is targeting Starbucks for its support and has launched a campaign that aims to warn the coffee company’s Middle Eastern customers about its pro-gay stance.

The anti-gay group the National Organization for Marriage announced that it’s taking its national "Dump Starbucks" campaign global by urging citizens in a number of countries across the world to boycott the company because it supports marriage equality.

Major companies, such as Google and Starbucks, announced today that they would support Washington State’s gay marriage legislation.

Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee retailer, plans to triple its coffee shops in China during the next four years and step up expansion elsewhere in Asia, an executive said Tuesday.

Starbucks Corp. is expanding the products and places it sells to customers and adding extras - like free online access to Marvel Comics in its cafes and single-serve coffee machines in other stores.

Starbucks will begin a phased-in nationwide rollout Tuesday of its Trenta cup size that can be filled with just shy of a quart’s worth of iced beverages such as coffee, tea and lemonade.

Starbucks created new products such as Via instant coffee and sold more offerings through grocery stores to reach customers who may be avoiding the cafes to save money.

Starbucks is adding a venti-sized dollop of free books, news and entertainment to its Internet offerings starting Wednesday.

Washington, D.C.-area Starbucks coffee shops have made the switch from gender-specific to gender-neutral restrooms in the wake of efforts from gay and trans equality groups.