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Related: About this forumAPNewsBreak: Former President Clinton opposes NC amendment that would ban gay marriage
Source: Associated Press
APNewsBreak: Former President Clinton opposes NC amendment that would ban gay marriage
By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, May 5, 1:47 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. Former President Bill Clinton has recorded an audio advertisement opposing North Carolinas proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The ad will be pushed to the phones of hundreds of thousands of North Carolina voters beginning Monday. In it, Clinton urges voters to oppose the amendment, saying it wont change North Carolinas statutory ban on gay marriages.
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By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, May 5, 1:47 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. Former President Bill Clinton has recorded an audio advertisement opposing North Carolinas proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The ad will be pushed to the phones of hundreds of thousands of North Carolina voters beginning Monday. In it, Clinton urges voters to oppose the amendment, saying it wont change North Carolinas statutory ban on gay marriages.
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/apnewsbreak-former-president-clinton-opposes-nc-amendment-that-would-ban-gay-marriage/2012/05/05/gIQAjFIs3T_story.html
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APNewsBreak: Former President Clinton opposes NC amendment that would ban gay marriage (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2012
OP
As does the NAACP, and about 120 other civil rights & activist groups in NC.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
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morningfog
(18,115 posts)1. Hopefully opening the way for President Obama to follow suit.
Beacool
(30,247 posts)2. Months ago Bill stated that he had evolved in his position on gay marriage.
I get the feeling that Hillary has evolved too, but as sitting SOS can't go against the administration's policies.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,233 posts)3. As does the NAACP, and about 120 other civil rights & activist groups in NC.