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Advance equality and opportunity for lgbt americans and all americans. >> in a report released monday by the republican national committees growth and opportunity project, party strategist warned the gops institutional views on the lgbt issues have become a threshold issue and may be alienating younger voters. for the gop to appeal to younger voters, we do not have to agree on every issue but we do need to make sure young people do not see the party as a totally intolerant of alternative points ...

Filed a brief in the supreme court case in which you argue the court should overturn proposition 8. that was a constitutional amendment approved by california voters which said that marriage only marriage between a man and woman is valid. you you want to overturn that. explain to us why your position is consistent with conservative values? >> well, look, first of all, the people who will stand for the united states supreme court are kettleson who was president bushs se solis tore general ad davi...

Kerry has asked the iraqi prime minister not to allow iranian aircraft use of iraqs air space. the u.s. believes the planes are carrying arms to the syrian regime. >> this is going to be a very important week for gay rights activists. the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on two important cases. the defense of marriage act and californias proposition 8. doma designed emergency as a legal union between a man and a woman and keeps same-sex couples from getting the same benefits as couples. in...

Debating the issue. >> weve made the broad case because we think its the right thing for the court to do. californias proposition 8 hurts couples like our plaintiffs like chris and sandy and paul and jeff. but theyre really an example of millions of other americans across their country in many other states that are also being harmed by discriminatory bans on marriage like proposition 8. >> you know, this month, just a parade of people and organizations have. could out supporting the same sex mar...

♪ in tonights "rewrite," rewriting the defense of marriage act, out of existence. the supreme court next week will consider constitutionality of defense of marriage act and californias ban on same sex marriage known as proposition 8. "the washington post" points out the nine member supreme court as currently constituted is actually a true reflection of the modern family in america. theres a widow who was a pioneer of the modern marriage. and someone who never wed. two divorcees. a husband th...

With enough children to field a baseball team and enough grandchildren to form a basketball league. one is in an interracial marriage, which would have been illegal in his state only 20 years before his wedding. but it is that husband that married relatively late in life that adopted two children who was noticed by one northern california family that is intensely watching these supreme court cases, particularly the case dealing with californias proposition 8. daniel martinez lefew was a 12-year-...

In tonights "rewrite," rewriting the defense of marriage act, out of existence. the supreme court next week will consider constitutionality of defense of marriage act and californias ban on same sex marriage known as proposition 8. "the washington post" points out the nine member supreme court as currently constituted is actually a true reflection of the modern family in america. theres a widow who was a pioneer of the modern marriage. and someone who never wed. two divorcees. a husband that mar...

With enough children to field a baseball team and enough grandchildren to form a basketball league. one is in an interracial marriage, which would have been illegal in his state only 20 years before his wedding. but it is that husband that married relatively late in life that adopted two children who was noticed by one northern california family that is intensely watching these supreme court cases, particularly the case dealing with californias proposition 8. daniel martinez lefew was a 12-year-...

Democrats, senate republicans, went along and didnt challenge them even when they had the material with which to challenge them. so, yes. bush and cheney pulled off a hoax in a lot of ways. but a lot of people let themselves be hoaxed. >> thank you so much. just a reminder for everybody. this friday watch the msnbc documentary "hubris, selling the iraq war" hosted by our rachel maddow friday, 9:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. thanks again. one week from now the supreme court takes up marriage e...

>> severely conservative. i would argue, you know, this is a different mitt romney that showed up there today, right? because last -- youre right, he was severely conservative. now hes just a former presidential candidate. >> ive been wanting to -- dying to talk to you about this, since we got news of it last night. i want want to switto switch ge about senator rob portman. i met him in ohio during the election, nice guy. he reversed his stance after it was revealed to him, his son, he was gay. ...