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>> welcome back to fox and friends first. >> lets get right to it. >> we begin with a fox alert for you. richard lugar losing to tea party challenger richard mourdock. he won support by casting lugar as president obamas favorite republican. mourdock will be on fox and friends today at 7:00 a.m. >> scott walker now knows who he will face off against in his recall election next month. they know each other well to become governor in 2010. voters approved a constitutional amendment banling gay marri...

And for extorsion. judd, who is currently serving out a 17 1/2 year sentence has ron for mayor in albuquerque and governor of new mexico. they say the vote represents a remarkable rebuke to president obama in that state. mitt romney, meanwhile, is facing new criticism from democrats over his position on the auto bailout. this follows comments made by the man himself during a campaign stot in cleveland. >> my own view was that the auto companies needed to go through bankruptcy before government...

Over senator john mccain won in 2008 and needs this time around. despite last nights vote, new national polling suggested growing acceptance of same-sex marriage nationally. the latest gallup poll says same sex couples should be allowed to wed, thats 50%. 48% say they oppose same-sex marriage. thats down 20 points from the mid 90s. advocates still face an uphill battle. guy marriage opponents are 0-31 on voter referendum. the obama re-election team may want to cross off west virginia. federal pr...

North carolina is now the 30th state with an amendment declaring marriage as a union between one man and one woman. 61% voted yes and 39% voted no. todays vote comes as pressure now mounts on president obama to officially express his clear opinion on marriage equality. >> we should man up and say, this is what i believe. and i think he doesnt lose any african-american votes, jonathan is absolutely right. and the people who vote solely on this issue, a single-issue voter, gay marriage, none of th...

♪ i dont wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! its not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you cant go wrong loving it. north carolina voters have decided to rewrite the state constitution, approving a constitutional amendment banning marriage equality. north carolina is now the 30th

shall be valid or recognized in this state." cnn political editor paul steinhauser is live in washington, d.c., this morning. boy, has this been playing out. we first heard the vice president joe biden. he says that he endorsed marriage equality and he is a roman catholic. how is this going to play out politically in washington? >> it puts president obama, in a way, in a bind because vice president biden and other top members of the administration has come out in favor of same-sex marr...

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Mourdock may not fare well with democrats. dick lugar has lost his senate seat after 36 years. voters were out in force in the overwhelmingly approved an e amendment that bans same-sex marriage in that state. at mendment passed with 61% of the vote making north carolina the 30th state now in the country to support a constitutional privilege saying marriage is between one 3457b and one woman. they say it could strain custody battles for couples who are married out of wedlock. white house press se...

A state constitutional amendment that will constitutional will band civil unions. it will make north carolina the 30th state to adopt a marriage ban. the state was the last holdout in the south. a white house spokesman said the president was disappointed by the vote. >> in north carolina you have to get over 40 to avoid a runoff. walter dalton by, at 46%. and its a rematch from 2010 when walker beat barrett by 6 points. finally, after last night we know why west virginias democratic senator clai...