Obama Criticizes North Carolina Same-Sex Marriage Ban

New York City : NY : USA | May 09, 2012 at 7:08 AM PDT

Source: International Business Times

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President Obama is "disappointed" that North Carolina passed an amendment to the state constitution banning same-sex marriage, according to a statement from the Obama campaign. "The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples,"... FULL ARTICLE AT International Business Times

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