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I'm kate bolduan. you're in "the situation room." it is a huge week for anyone with a stake on either side of the same-sex marriage debate. and a lesbian cousin of chief justice john roberts, seen here, is among those who will be watching closely as the supreme court hears arguments on two major cases. cnn crime and justice correspondent joe johns has details. >> reporter: they're waiting to witness history. >> as a gay american i think it's very important to be a part of history. >> reporter: scores of people standing in line since last thursday, dealing with snow from sunday to monday, all i...

Yesterday. here's the problem, in our latest poll, cnn poll, only 25% of republicans support same-sex marriage. that kind of a gap is a huge problem for the republican party. the vast majority of republicans oppose it. that's a wedge. so far, there's only one republican in the senate, rob portman, who like 15 minutes ago endorsed it. heartfelt statement, and i admire that, but that's it. one republican in the united states senate and that's it. the republicans have a long way to go on this, and particularly people like rove. anna has never played a role in the kind of prejudice and bigotry tha...

E-mail us at the lead@cnn.com. hash tag you're it. earlier we asked you to come up with a title for jim carrey's next anti-gun song. may i present your efforts. lemony snikts, a series of unfortunately box office bombs. and the eternal arrogance of the liberal mind. i guess some conservative entrance. that does it for "the lead" today. join us every day this week at 4:00 p.m. eastern. i'll turn you over to it kate bold juan who's ataking over for wolf blitzer in "the situation room" 0. a quicker trigger own north korea. the u.s. military gets new rules for responding to tacks. and a world-...

California couples including jeff and paul who say they have a right to marry just like heterosexual couples and the state's domestic partnership laws aren't good enough. >> the term "marriage" is important. it has global recognition. no one celebrates a domestic partnership-versary. they celebrate an an aversery of marriage. >> that was joe johns reporting. and we'll tell you a strange legal alliance will argue tomorrow that california's proposition 8, one of the cases before the court, will argue it's unconstitutional, former bush solicitor general ted olsen a conservative is teaming up with...