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Navigating same-sex marriage debate a difficult issue for GOP White House hopefuls
For Democratic politicians, same-sex marriage has become an easy issue: They’re for it. Many Republican VIPs – notably the presidential hopefuls – face a far more complicated landscape.
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Rubio: Gay is not a choice, but that doesn’t mean you have a constitutional right to marry
Presidential hopeful, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that he believes sexual orientation isn’t a choice, but that he remains opposed to federal courts legalizing marriage for same-sex couples.
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Which GOP 2016 hopeful would attend a same-sex wedding, which one wouldn’t, and who wouldn’t say
A conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked the “gotcha” question to two GOP 2016 hopefuls on Thursday: whether or not they would attend a same-sex wedding after Marco Rubio told…
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Jake Tapper grills Marco Rubio on marriage equality: ‘You’re the candidate of yesterday’
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) – who on Monday formally announced his candidacy for president – appeared on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” to discuss where he stands on a number of issues.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio enters 2016 presidential race
Rubio entered the presidential race by offering the nation a younger generation of leadership that breaks free of ideas “stuck in the 20th century,” a jab at both Democratic favorite Hillary Clinton and one-time GOP mentor, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
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Senate OKs budget amendment granting VA, Social Security benefits to married same-sex couples
Eleven GOP senators, many of whom face competitive re-election fights in 2016, supported the amendment offered by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
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Marco Rubio: Courts don’t have the power to strike down gay marriage bans
The potential 2016 presidential candidate said the federal court has undermined the will of Florida voters who approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage six years ago.
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Fight or flee? The GOP grapples with same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — It took just a few words for the Supreme Court to deal with the question of whether gay marriage is legal. For Republicans thinking about running for the White House in 2016, it won’t be that easy. The court’s decision Monday to reject appeals from five states that sought to prohibit same-sex marriage reignited a debate inside the GOP…
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Rubio: Gay marriage advocates often show ‘intolerance’ toward opponents
WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says supporters of same-sex marriage often show “intolerance” toward people like him who support heterosexual marriages. Rubio on Wednesday also told an audience at Catholic University that those who support abortion rights ignore the rights of “the unborn.”
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Obama nominates out lesbian attorney to federal court in Illinois
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has nominated out lesbian attorney Staci Michelle Yandle to serve in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, the White House announced on Thursday.