bilerico.com - 1/13/2009
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The fundies are going wild over this one. Apparently the archives of Outlines , a Chicago-based gay paper that merged with the Windy City Times in 2000, show that Obama supported same-sex marriage back in 1996. This is from their election guide: 13TH DISTRICT Democrat: Barack Obama. Supports gay ...
politico.com - 1/13/2009
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A document has emerged suggesting that Obama had
taken more public, liberal stands in the past than...
had been revealed in the digging of reporters and opposition researchers over two years of campaigning, the latest of several pointing to a ...
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Obama backed same-sex marriage in 1996
lafiga.firedoglake.com - 1/14/2009
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In 1996, while the tormented post-teens of Beverly
Hills 90210 were dealing with secondary characters like Joni...
and her stripper daughter Lily and Tara-the-psycho-Kelli-wanna-be, Barack Obama was running for Illinois state senator. As part of his ...
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Wayback Machine: Obama Supported Gay Marriage in 1996
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Barack Obama Supported Gay Marriage in '96
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... Anyway, this one's different. And we did, sort of, already know it was true: The Windy City Times reported in October that its 1996 election guide listed Obama as pro-gay marriage, but since the questionnaire on which it was based had been lost, there was a chance they'd simply misinterpreted his position. Well, ...
Surprise: Obama supported gay marriage in 1996
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... on the document? Good times. Anyway, this one’s different. And we did, sort of, already know it was true: The Windy City Times reported in October that its 1996 election guide listed Obama as pro-gay marriage , but since the questionnaire on which it was based had been lost, there was a chance they’d simply misinterpreted his position. Well, ...
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