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BREAKING: Joe Biden Endorses Same-Sex Marriage
Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed same-sex marriage, becoming the highest ranking American official to back marriage for gay and lesbian people. His comments signify a split within the Obama administration and may pave the way for President Obama — who says he supports civil unions and is still evolving on the matter — to also embrace equality. Biden made his remarks during an appearance on Meet the Press, telling host David Gregory that he is “ absolutely comfortable with…men marrying men, women marrying women.”
North Carolina: Marriage Rights (but Not Equal Rights) on the May 8th Ballot
North Carolina polls are open for early voting in the primary election, and the rights of unmarried couples are being put to a public referendum.
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"I favor legalizing same-sex marriages," Barack Obama told a gay newspaper while seeking his first term as an Illinois state senator in 1996, "and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages."
Obama's Gay Marriage Equivocation - Reason.com
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