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  Boehner should defend same-sex marriage ban, says Santorum
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Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Feb 25, 2011 12:17pm
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AuthorMichael O'Brien
News DateFriday, February 25, 2011 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionOne possible Republican presidential candidate is putting pressure on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to defend in court the federal law that bans the recognition of gay marriage.

Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), a social conservative and dark-horse presidential possibility, said the Speaker needs to step forward after President Obama's decision to direct the Justice Department to drop its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) from judicial challenges.
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