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And if you go back to 2003, you see that 31% of the american public said, you know what, we dont think -- it should be recognized. and now, 55%. so in one decade, support for same-sex marriage has almost doubled in this country. and so, the question today we have before the court, is the court effectively going to follow public opinion on this, wolf, which has really shifted dramatically. >> and we do know a decision has been reached. were going through the writings of the justices. we want to b...

>> nervous. cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: all right, guys, thank you. anyway, weve got -- >> brian, hold on for a moment, because i want to alert our viewers, the justices have now announced that a critically important case, the defense of marriage act, whether it is constitutional or not constitutional, has been reached. this is the united states versus windsor. john king is at the magic wall for us. john, explain what this case is all about, the defense of marriage act, or doma, as its c...

Regardless of sex. older americans, of course, say no. its a generational question. as we wait for this, wolf, obviously the first question is how broad of a ruling do we get from the court? the second question, once you have the ruling, how does it play out back in california where prop 8 is from, and in so many other states across the country having this conversation and legal debate. >> stand by, john. good explanation of whats at stake in hollingsworth versus perry, the case involving what w...

polls. economic conditions vary greatly from state to state. lets take a look at a few. vermonts unemployment rate is at 5.1%. that is much lower than the 8.3% national average. in january, only one in about 21,000 homes in vermont were in the foreclosure process. a very different picture in ohio. unemployment much higher there, 8.1%, though lower than the national average. 1 in 616 homes is in foreclosure in ohio. in georgia, its seen some of the worst numbers. unemployment there, 9.7...

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