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  Obama Once Supported Same-Sex Marriage
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Jan 14, 2009 02:06pm
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News DateWednesday, January 14, 2009 08:05:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThrough Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, the now-president-elect has been vocal about his support for civil unions instead of same-sex marriage.

However, Obama went on the record during his 1996 run for the Illinois senate as being in support of such unions. Obama responded to a candidate questionnaire for the Chicago gay newspaper Outlines -- submitted by Advocate copy chief and then-Outlines reporter Trudy Ring. He said, "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages."
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