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May 8, 2012

North Carolina Voters Consider Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage 
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North Carolina voters are heading to the polls today to vote on a
constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a
woman. A law in North Carolina already bans same-sex marriage, but the
constitutional amendment would deepen the ban by voiding other domestic
unions between same-sex couples. On Monday, Education Secretary Arne
Duncan threw his support behind same-sex marriage one day after Vice
President Joe Biden said he is "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex
couples receiving the same rights as heterosexual couples. President
Obama has endorsed civil unions, but stopped short of supporting
same-sex marriage.

 

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