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Now, im thrilled that hes come aboard. thats the whole purpose of what were doing, get people aboard. that means three of the five living presidents now support marriage equality. and further repeal of proposition 8. i commend him for it, but you know, at the same time its important not to rewrite history, as we make great progress. >> as you evaluate it from the perspective of having known bill clinton for a long time, do you think mortality is at issue here and looking back over his legacy as ...

Element, and that phrase has angered his colleagues and may set up big left wing confrontations in the future. and plus, the march toward marriage equality got a big boost. the obama administration has joined the fight urging the supreme court to overturn proposition 8, californias ban on same-sex marriage, and look who just emerged from the mittness project? mitt romney who has just done the first tv interview since the election and do the republicans even want to hear from him? and the vote of...

Back to "hardball." ♪ when the supreme court asks do you think that the california law, which doesnt provide any rationale for discriminating against same-sex couples other than just the notion that, well, theyre same-sex couples, when the supreme court asks me or my attorney general or solicitor general do we think that meets constitutional muster, i felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly, and the answer is no. >> welcome back to "hardball." this was president obama e...

Law provides to same-sex couples registered as domestic partners all the legal incidents of marriage, but it nonetheless denies them the designation of marriage allowed to their opposite-sex counterparts. particularly in those circumstances, the exclusion of gay and lesbian couples from marriage does not substantially further any important governmental interest. proposition 8 thus violates equal protection. in plain english this is another sign that americans acceptance of gays and lesbians is b...

Its happening because republicans in congress chose this outcome over closing a single wasteful tax loophole that helped reduce the deficit. >> the gop brought out kathy mcmorris rojers to respond. >> in the house, weve done the work and shown that these choices can be made in a responsible, thoughtful way. so we urge president obama and the senate democrats to put country ahead of party and pass a responsible plan to replace the sequester. and also this afternoon, four former senators, tom da...

He could sxkcouldnt and had tod out. this one is unprecedented given the fact that it happened inside the home. the home from the outside, it looks like nothing happened, but authorities are concerned that if this hole continues to spread there may be problems for some of the other homes. theyre investigating that home behind me to see if it might collapse. >> gabe gutierrez in seffner, florida. well check in with you over the next few hours. the obama administration formally stepped into the ...

Mcconnell and rank and file republicans will agree with his approach for more taxes in order to deal with the sequester and its a very risky proposition because the economy could begin to slow and the president could end up getting the blame for that at the end of the day. >> do we think the gop was ever serious at all about negotiating here over the sequester? >> not on this round of negotiations, no. i think they dug in after that fiscal cliff and made it clear if the president got his tax inc...

The economy will not grow as quickly as it would have. unemployment will not go down as quickly as it would have. and there are lives behind that. and thats real and its not necessary. thats the problem. >> sir, mr. president, mr. president. >> christie parsons. >> thank you. hey, christie. >> mr. president your administration weighed in yesterday on the proposition 8 case a few months ago. look like you might be averse to doing that. talk a little bit about the deliberations and thinking on tha...

Reid and house minority leader nancy pelosi. this kms on the heels of an announcement from the white house. president obama will file a similar brief urging the high court to reject californias controversial prop 8, a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. this essentially equates to a white house endorsement of constitutional marriage equality. lets back spin on it. >> when the supreme court asks, do you think that the california law which doesnt provide any rational for discriminating ...

Supreme court, urging the justices to overturn californias gay marriage ban, proposition 8. its the administrations second brief filing, with the justices hearing two back-to-back gay marriage cases next month. >> this is really the latest civil rights issue. it is a question of whether or not american citizens are going to be treated with equal protection of the laws. >> reporter: briefs may not sway the high court, but the governments opinion does carry weight. apple, google, facebook, amazon ...