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EqualityMaine Wants Mainers To Vote ‘Yes’ For Marriage In 2012
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Today, EqualityMaine and GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) have launched a new effort to legalize marriage equality through a 2012 ballot initiative. They have submitted the application for a citizen initiative that would propose the fol ...

Obama still not endorsing same-sex marriage
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President Barack Obama said Wednesday that there is a "profound recognition" in the country that gays must be treated like every other American. Yet days after New York state legalized same-sex marriage, the president refused to endorse such unions. ...

Dan Savage to President Obama at LGBT reception: "Evolve already" on gay marriage
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Nothing frustrates gay marriage supporters more than when they hear President Obama likes to say his views on same sex marriage are "evolving." So, hours after Obama said "I'm not going to... ...

Obama again stops short of endorsing gay marriage
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President Barack Obama Wednesday praised New York's move to legalize same-sex marriage but stopped short of endorsing it himself, maintaining a stance that has frustrated many liberal supporters. ...

Justice Dept. appeals ruling against gay-marriage ban
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The Obama administration is appealing a bankruptcy-court ruling that found the federal ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. ...

Obama Administration Appeals Bankruptcy Ruling Against Gay Marriage Ban
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The Obama administration appealed a bankruptcy court ruling that found the federal ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. ...

Obama again stops short of endorsing gay marriage
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Obama refuses to endorse same-sex marriage
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President Obama said Wednesday that there is a "profound recognition" in the country that gays must be treated like every other American. Yet days after New York state legalized same-sex marriage, the president refused to endorse such unions himself. ...

Obama hails New York gay marriage law (AFP)
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AFP - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was pleased with the outcome of a "contentious and emotional" legislative battle in New York that ended with the state passing a gay marriage law. ...

Obama press conference: President stays in closet on gay marriage
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In a rare solo press conference, Obama dodged reporters' efforts to make him clarify his position on gay marriage. He supports civil unions but has said his position is 'evolving.' ...

Obama on Civil Rights for Same-Sex Couples
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President Obama says that New York's recently passed same-sex marriage legislation is "a good thing," and discusses how his administration is working for greater equality for the gay and transgender community. Courtesy Fox News. ...

Obama: On marriage equality, I’m helping to bend arc of history in the right direction
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The other day I noted here that the White House’s position on gay marriage can best be described with a phrase Obama himself is fond of: He may not be willing to voice open support for full marriage equality, but he’s doing his part to bending the a ...

Obama praises NY gay marriage law, won't endorse it
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised New York's move to legalize same-sex marriage but stopped short of endorsing it himself, maintaining a stance that has frustrated many liberal supporters. ...

Obama treads water on same-sex marriage
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President again Obama touts gay rights credentials but refuses to throw support behind same-sex marriage ...

Obama ALMOST approves of same-sex marriage (Daily Caller)
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Daily Caller - President Barack Obama today dropped more hints that he supports the granting of marriage licenses to gay and lesbians couples. ...

Rahm pushes gay marriage
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The Chicago mayor hopes to see Illinois follow New York in legalizing same-sex marriage ...

Christian Coalition on Obama and Marriage Equality [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]
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Roberta Combs of the Christian Coalition makes a silly argument : Obama spoke at a Manhattan fundraiser on Thursday and, although he did not specifically state that he supports gay marriage, told gay rights advocates that, "I believe that gay couple ...

Why Obama won’t embrace gay marriage
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Observers everywhere are waiting for President Obama to come out in support of gay marriage. For them, it seems to be only a matter of when, not if. But just how long they wait is a guessing game. While Obama remains opposed to gay marriage, the Whit ...

Time for President Obama to stand up for gay marriage
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... PRESIDENT OBAMA had plenty of nice things to say about equal rights for gay men and ... ...

Obama Comes Close to Endorsing Gay Marriage
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Declaring that gays deserve to be "treated like all Americans," President Obama stopped just short of endorsing gay marriage at a wide-ranging press conference on Wednesday. Touting his administration's accomplishments on behalf of gays--including e ...

Obama likes New York's vote on gay marriage
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In his first press conference since March, President Obama on Wednesday called New York's historic decision to legalize gay marriage "a good thing." "That's exactly how things should work," Obama said, referring to the contentious state-wide debate t ...

Obama Stops Short of Endorsing Gay Marriage
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Obama said gays and lesbians should be "treated like every other American," and edged toward endorsing same-sex marriages, but once again stopped short. ...

Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Civil Unions for Gays
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Via a New York Times email alert: Less than a week after same-sex marriage was legalized in New York, the Rhode Island State Senate approved on Wednesday evening a bill allowing not marriage, but civil unions for gay couples, despite … Continue readi ...

President Obama: Marriage Should Be Left To States, But Process Of NY Passing Same-Sex Marriage Law ‘Was A Good Thing’
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President Obama was asked if he believes that civil marriage is a constitutional right during his press conference this morning. Rather than answering that question, Obama reiterated his record on LGBT issues and argued that marriage is best left to ...

Rhode Island on its way to legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples (Daily Caller)
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Daily Caller - It has been five days since the state of New York legalized gay marriage, and on Wednesday evening, the Rhode Island state Senate passed a bill that legalizes civil unions for same-sex couples. ...

Obama Stops Short of Backing Gay Marriage
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President Obama made comments just short of endorsing the notion that gay people have the right to marry. ...

President Obama “presides” over change, doesn’t mandate it. Take marriage equality, for example…
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Greg Sargent has a good post up today at WaPo that deserves a read. Please link over and do just that, because I’m leaving out a lot: [President Obama] may not be willing to voice open support for full marriage … Continue reading → ...

Obama Gay Marriage Stance a Nod to 2012 Battlegrounds
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President Obama believes gay marriage is 'a matter that states should decide.' ...

Darren Hutchinson: LGBT Activists Beg Obama to Shift on Same-Sex Marriage: Why?
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Rather than pushing Obama to move on an issue in a way that no other serious Democratic contender has done, perhaps LGBT groups would gain a lot more if they pushed Obama and Congress on ENDA. ...

Poll watchers: Afghan pullout popular, gay marriage in Va., and GOP unenthusiastic about current candidates
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- Public support for Afghanistan pullout – More than seven in 10 Americans favor Obama’s plan to remove roughly 30,000 troops by the end of next summer, according to a new Gallup poll . Asked whether Obama is withdrawing the right amount of troops, ...

NY gay marriage not a surprise to those on the inside (Daily Caller)
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Daily Caller - New York became the largest-population state in the country to legalize gay marriage on June 24 when its Republican-controlled senate passed the Marriage Equality Act, a move that surprised many. ...

Obama Challenges GOP Lawmakers In Budget Debate
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President Obama took questions from reporters Wednesday at his first news conference since March. He called out congressional Republicans for their refusal to consider any revenue increases as part of a budget deal. Mister Obama also took questions r ...

Obama, ‘states rights’ and same-sex marriage
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Much to the consternation of many, rather than proffer a knee-jerk reaction to some controversial issues, I like to do a deep-dive to figure out and then try to put into context why certain things are done, are said, aren’t done or aren’t said. Many ...

High court could make gay marriage 2012 issue
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The economy might currently be dominating the 2012 campaign cycle, but same-sex marriage could be pushed to the forefront if the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. ...

Obama Reacts To Gay Marriage Legalization In New York
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says gays are our friends and neighbors and should be treated like every other American. But days after New York... ...

How Long Before Obama Supports Gay Marriage?
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He supports states' rights for now, but the president seems to be inching his way toward supporting marriage equality outright ...

Obama stops short of endorsing gay marriage (AP)
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AP - President Barack Obama says gays are our friends and neighbors and should be treated like every other American. ...

Gay marriage foes target NY senators who flipped
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A group that opposes gay marriage says it will spend at least $2 million to oust seven New York state senators who changed their positions on gay marriage. ...

Gay Marriage Foes Target New York Senators Who Flipped
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ALBANY, N.Y. — A group that opposes gay marriage promised to spend at least $2 million to oust seven state senators who changed their positions... ...

Rhode Island lawmakers to vote on civil union bill
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Less than a week after New York became the nation's sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, Rhode Island lawmakers are poised to vote on a bill that would permit civil unions between gay and lesbian couples. ...

Arkansas Governor Didn’t Know That Businesses Could Fire Employees For Being Gay In State
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Governor Mike Beebe (D) made history last night by becoming the first Arkansas Governor to speak to a gay rights group, but reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage and civil unions. Beebe also defended the Batesville Daily Guard’s decision to ...

Watch: President Obama on Gay Rights
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New York debate and legalization of gay marriage was "a good thing." ...

Gay marriage breaks the National Review
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New York's legalization of same-sex marriage has hit the National Review particularly hard. The magazine is based out of New York and has had a strong conservative Catholic bent since William F. Buckley founded it. Gay marriage in other states was so ...

Organization dedicated to gay civil rights announces it will challenge N.J. civil unions for being inadequate
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Lambda Legal , a New York-based organization committed to winning gay civil rights through the courts, announced in a press release Tuesday that it would challenge New Jersey’s 2006 same sex civil unions law for failing to bring full equality to gay ...

Colorado ponders New York's legalization of same-sex marriage and what it means here
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New York's legalization of same-sex marriage has unleashed a war of words in Colorado, where a civil-unions bill died earlier this year. ...

Obama’s Opposition to Gay Unions to Face New Tests
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The host of a Gay Pride reception at the White House does not endorse same-sex marriage. ...

Giuliani Breaks Promise to Perform Gay Wedding
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"The gay car dealer who opened his home to Rudy Giuliani in 2001 during his humiliating divorce battle says the former mayor offered to preside at his wedding if same-sex marriage were ever legalized -- but is now ducking his calls to make good on th ...

Equal Rights Amendment seen as back door to same-sex marriage (Daily Caller)
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Daily Caller - The Democrat-driven Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) revival may be a back door means of legalizing same-sex marriage, some legal experts say. The amendment passed both houses of Congress in 1973, but failed to be ratified by the necessary ...

Eliot Spitzer Fawns Over Openly-Gay Fmr. New Jersey Governor's Take on NY Same-Sex Marriage Bill
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One disgraced former governor hosted another disgraced former governor Monday night to praise New York's same-sex marriage bill. CNN's In the Arena host Eliot Spitzer brought on former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey to discuss the bill in what turned ...

AP's Fouhy: Cuomo Same-sex Marriage Victory 'Sparks' 2016 Presidential Talk; Cites One Dem Media Strategist
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"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's successful push to legalize gay marriage in his state has made him a national hero to liberal voters and has sparked talk of a potential presidential bid for Cuomo in 2016," Associated Press reporter Beth Fouhy insisted ...

NY Clerk Refuses To Sign Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Says She Doesn’t Know Any Gay People
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Politico has found a rural town clerk in New York “determined to not sign any same-sex marriage licenses.” “Barbara MacEwen, the town clerk in upstate Volney who is responsible for signing marriage licenses in the town, said she’s morally opposed to ...

Hoping To Seize On New York’s Success, Colorado To Reintroduce Civil Unions Measure
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The successful passage of same-sex marriage in New York — the first state to achieve marriage equality under a Republican-controlled legislature — is leading advocates in other states to re-examine the possibility of advancing similar measures. U.S. ...

Lawmaker Blasted on Vote to Legalize Same Sex Marriage
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"Three days after his historic vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York," state Sen. Mark Grisanti (R) defended his action "while absorbing a series of political body blows from furious Republican and Conservative leaders," the Buffalo News rep ...

Obama behind curve on same-sex marriage
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In another sign that we’re finally starting to take the Constitution seriously when it comes to equal rights, New York has become the sixth, and largest, state to recognize same-sex marriage. That’s largely because of the political leadership of Gov ...

Worldnutdaily Columnist Calls for Theocracy [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]
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Ted Baehr, self-styled movie critic and Worldnutdaily columnist, declares bluntly that all governments -- and their subjects, of course -- should be subject to "divine law" and therefore that those legislators who voted for same-sex marriage in New ...

Jim McGreevey Suggests Michelle Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage
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Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey (D) suggested First Lady Michelle Obama supported same-sex marriage during an appearance on CNN last night, a surprising revelation given her silence on the issue: ELIOT SPITZER (HOST): How about President Obama? ...

Majority Of N.Y. Voters Supports Same-Sex Marriage Law
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A majority of New York voters approves allowing same-sex marriage, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll conducted last week as the state Senate debated, then narrowly approved, a bill that would allow homosexual couples to marry. According ...

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