So far, President Barack Obama has gone little further than voicing his own personal support for same-sex marriage, although the platform he gave it in his second inaugural address was significant. Impending arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over the...
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A same-sex couple during a sit-in protest after same-sex couples were denied marriage licenses from the San Francisco county clerk on Feb. 14, 2013.
Democratic Chair to Supporters: Get Obama’s ‘Back’ on Gay Marriage
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Former first lady Laura Bush speaks at the Global Women's Cancer Summit in Washington on Feb. 4, 2013.
Laura Bush Opts Out of Gay Marriage Ad Campaign
Laura Bush generally steered clear of controversial issues during her eight years as first lady, and that’s a posture she wants to continue. Although she has voiced support in the past for legalizing same-sex marriage, she didn’t authorize and doesn’t want to be...
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Same-sex couples emerge from the Manhattan City Clerk's office with their marriage licenses in New York.
Gay Marriage TV Ad: Odd Bedfellows
Gay-marriage backers today began a $1 million national television and print advertising campaign that features big-name Republicans and Democrats exhibiting a rare bit of simpatico. President Barack Obama, former First Lady Laura Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney and former...
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A same-sex couple waits in line for a marriage license at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.
Five Gay Marriage Issues Before Supreme Court
Will the U.S. Supreme Court weigh in on same-sex marriage, or sidestep the issue? Here’s Bloomberg Law’s what-to-look-for guide to the gay marriage cases:
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Jeanette Coleman, left, and Kawane Harris wave to supporters as they wait to get their marriage lisence outside the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 49
That’s the percentage of Americans who favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, according to a survey from the Pew Center for the People & the Press. Forty percent said they oppose same-sex marriage, an all-time low, according to...
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A couple with their marriage license after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.
Obama Appeals to Gay Marriage Supporters in `Live-Free’ N.H.
“What are you going to tell them? You were too busy? You didn’t think it mattered?” a woman asks in an advertisement now playing on radios in New Hampshire. “Is that what you’re going to to tell your friends who...
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Two men with their marriage license after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.
Obama Endorsement of Gay Marriage Prompted Campaign Cash Wave
Money poured into President Barack Obama’s campaign coffers as he announced his support for gay marriage, making May 9 one of the top fundraising days of his re-election effort. New Federal Election Commission reports show his campaign collected $1.8 million, more...
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New York City gay pride march.
Cuomo: Divide Over Minimum Wage Wider Than Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage is easy, it appears, compared with raising the minimum wage. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said today that the philosophical divide between Republicans and Democrats over raising the minimum wage is wider than it was for same-sex marriage. Last year, Cuomo convinced...
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Mitt Romney walks with executives from Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, and Sen. Richard Burr, in Charlotte, N.C., on May 11, 2012.
Romney Stays in the Closet on Gay Marriage
It seems like nearly every political figure in America is talking about gay marriage this week — except Mitt Romney. The Republican presidential nominee has studiously avoided mentioning gay marriage — or any other divisive social issue — in event after event...
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A same-sex couple weds in San Francisco.
Obama, Romney: How Now?
Two big stories played out this week in the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Their lasting impact on the election contest remains to be seen. Obama, who had said before that he was “evolving”...
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