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Monday, May 7, 2012

Where Does Obama White House Stand On Gay Marriage?

Education secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that he supports gay marriage — echoing Vice President Joe Biden, who said Sunday that he is absolutely comfortable with same sex couples. But their boss, President Obama, has said his views about gay marriage are still evolving.

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  • Rick Klein, senior Washington editor for ABC World News and host of the network’s political webcast, “Top Line”
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  • J__o__h__n

    Wasn’t Obama’s church the UCC which supports equal marriage?  Obama isn’t fooling anyone and just looks weak and spineless.  Wouldn’t this help to excite the youth vote that he wants to turn out for him? 

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