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Bill designating 'Harvey Milk Day' draws fire

Amid conservative opposition, a bill that would designate a day of "significance" in California for slain gay politician Harvey Milk is heading to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk.

The legislation would denote May 22 -- Milk's birthday -- as a day of significance across the state.

The governor's office said Tuesday it had received more than 100,000 constituent phone calls about the bill, although it was not immediately clear if most were in favor of it or opposed. The governor's office said Schwarzenegger has not taken a position on it yet.

Read entire article at CNN