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age has been obvious for a long time, even if the words
were not there.In 2010, he told liberal bloggers "it's pretty clear where
the trend lines are going" on gay marriage rights. Soon after he
began speaking of "evolving" away from his position in favor of civil
unions but not formal marriage rights.In June 2011, he praised the decision
in New York state to legalize same-sex marriage and spoke at a
news conference of a "profound recognition" in the country that gays must
be treated like every other American.But as for his own views, he
was still evolving."I'll keep on giving you the same answer until I
give you a different one," he said when pressed. "All right? And
that won't be today."That night, Obama held a reception at the White
House for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. Author and
sex columnist Dan Savage attended, wearing a button that said "Evolve Already."On
Wednesday, that different answer came, and one evolution was complete._
d not nailed down the timing of that announcement. The officials acknowledged
that Biden's comments sped up the timetable dramatically, and that the vice
president's remarks were not part of an orchestrated roll-out of the president's
position -- in other words, the president was not planning to address
the issue this week.Obama's decision was met with immediate praise by gay
advocacy groups."President Obama's 'evolution' is now complete. Congratulations, Mr. President, for making
history today by becoming the first sitting president to explicitly support marriage
for same-sex couples," said Rea Carey, director of the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force.Yet the endorsement entails political risk, particularly among independents who
were vital to Obama's 2008 victory and even socially conservative black Democrats.
While the list of states that allow gay marriage is growing, a
total of 30 states have constitutional amendments or laws barring those partnerships
or
ack in Damascus occurred on Dec. 23, when two car bombers blew
themselves up outside the heavily guarded compounds of Syria's intelligence agencies, killing
at least 44 people.On March, 17, two suicide car bombers struck in
near-simultaneous attacks on heavily guarded intelligence and security buildings in Damascus, killing
at least 27 people. On Jan. 6, an explosion at a Damascus
intersection killed 26, including many policemen.International diplomacy has failed to stop the
bloodshed, and the U.N. has ruled out military intervention of the type
that helped bring down Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, in part out of fear
that it could exacerbate the violence.Annan brokered a peace plan last month,
but the initiative has been troubled from the start, with government troops
shelling opposition areas and rebels attacking military convoys and checkpoints after the
cease-fire was supposed to begin on April 12.A team of 70 U.N.
military observers now in Syria should grow to m
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<font style="color: #FCFCFC">ndings of the traditional definitions of marriage. But I also think you're
right that attitudes evolve, including mine." -- Obama's statement during an interview
with bloggers on Oct. 27, 2010"It is important for me personally to
go ahead and affirm that same-sex couples should be able to get
married." -- Obama's statement in an interview May 9, 2012, with ABC
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make a difference in close swing states. Moreover, it could boost
fundraising for social conservative groups that are mounting their own campaigns against
Obama and galvanize conservatives still uncertain about Romney's commitment to their causes."Twenty-four
hours ago, we were talking about what Romney had to do to
get social conservatives on board," said Ralph Reed, chairman of the conservative
Faith & Freedom Coalition. "Now, they're scrambling for a seat in first
class."Clooney's dinner Thursday evening was organized by Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of
DreamWorks Animation, and will include such celebrity guests as Robert Downey Jr.
and Barbra Streisand. The event was initially to be a spring gala
hosted by Katzenberg at his house.But Katzenberg's home is under renovation, so
Clooney offered to host instead.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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