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Specter of possibly same-sex marriage and that political energy led to the passage of things like proposition 8 in california, amendment 1 in florida, and others. what is your sense, mr. card, before i have to let you all go, of how sincerely our political sphere is actually taking this idea of toning down the rhetoric? im not convinced on either side of the aisle that were really willing to do that yet especially when votes are at stake and donations are at stake. >> i dont think either side ha...

My own staff who are incredibly committed, monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together. when i think about those soldiers or airmen or ha reyns or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and, yet, feel constrained, even now that dont "dont ask, dont tell" i because theyre not able to commit themselves in a marriage. at a certain point, ive just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples...

Awkward, ultimately untenable, rhetorical middle space is now the one that mitt romney seems to be headed to occupy. >> the states are able to make decisions with regards to domestic partnership benefits, such as hospital visitation rights, benefits and so forth of various kinds could be determined state-by-state. by mu view is marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman. thats my own preference. i know other people have different views. this is a very tender and sensitive topic,...

Crucial to getting gay marriage passed there. >> in support of. >> and there was bank of america who recorded a youtube video against amendment 1. and i actually think, to be honest, and this is just an instinct on my part. part of the squishiness that were see sing that his homies are all in favor of this. the people he rolls with, the private equity folks, the finance people, they dont want people waging war. >> and the thing that im concerned about moving forward on the other set of issues ar...

same-sex marriage is paying off for his re-election hopes. a democratic source saying the president raised $2 million in the first 24 hours after making his remarks. that comes as a new usa today/gallup poll shows that a majority of americans, 51% of the approve of the presidents position. lets bring in athena jones, where a law allowing same-sex marriage is taking effect next january but opponents hope to stop it from becoming reality. good morning to you. give us a little more about ...

joins us now live, congressman king, the would be suicide bomber is actually a double agent. what can you tell us about it and about him? >> im in a position, i really cant tell you very much at all. ive been briefed on this and as far as i know this has not been in any way declassified the cia. this could interfire with operations overseas. i really cannot comment on any of those details. i know its out there, i know its being reported and i also was had a briefing this afternoon with...

extraordinary details have already been leaked out to a number of publications. "the new york times" reports the bomb itself was sewn into underwear so that it would have been difficult to detect. even in a patdown. undoubtedly could have brought down a plane according to a senior american official. the congressman peter king of new york is the chairman of the committee and again, theres a lot that cannot be discussed so were leaving it up to the experts to tell us what they can. congr...

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...

according to "the new york times" but also the information that helped the cia carry out a drone strike against the top al qaeda operative. now, we dont have the name or nationality of the double agent and this of course is a highly sensitive situation. so we want to be careful about what we say, but some extraordinary details have already been leaked out to a number of publications. "the new york times" reports the bomb itself was sewn into underwear so that it would have been difficu...