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Lone Ark. Democratic senator says he still opposes marriage equality
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ lone Democratic senator says he remains opposed to gay marriage even as Democratic senators from other conservative states have joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who say they support it.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota says he supports marriage equality
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota, one of the last remaining Democratic Senators to publicly support same-sex marriage, announced Monday that he now supports marriage equality for gay couples.
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Orrin Hatch supports civil unions as an option to preserve ‘traditional marriage’
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says be supports legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples as a means of preserving “traditional marriage” for heterosexual couples.
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Two more Senate Democrats comment on gay marriage, but hold back on support
Two more U.S. Senators weighed in on the issue of same-sex marriage on Friday, but unlike the eight previous announcements by Senate colleagues, neither expressed their public support of marriage equality.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida throws his support behind marriage equality
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida on Thursday joined the chorus of moderate Democrats in reversing his longtime opposition to same-sex marriage, leaving only six remaining Democratic U.S. Senators who have not yet come out in support of marriage equality.
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Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois says he supports same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports same-sex marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks.
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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware has Tuesday announced his support for same-sex marriage, leaving only seven remaining Democratic U.S. Senators who have not yet come out in support of marriage equality.
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey: ‘I can no longer in good conscience’ oppose gay marriage
HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey says he now supports gay marriage, becoming the latest lawmaker to change positions on an issue now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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GOP Senator from Alaska says her views on same-sex marriage are ‘evolving’
EAGLE RIVER, Alaska — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s senior U.S. senator, said Wednesday that she is reviewing her stance on gay marriage.
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U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina says she supports marriage equality
RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, one of the few Democratic senators who had not previously come out in support of same-sex marriage, said Wednesday that she now supports marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.