>Obama urges Md. voters to support same-sex marriage in likely referendum<
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday June 12, 2012, urged Maryland voters to support the states same-sex marriage law in a likely November referendum that could repeal the statute</p>
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We're moving forward to a country where we treat everybody fairly and everybody equally, with dignity and respect,
he said during a campaign fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore.;And here in Maryland, thanks to the leadership of committed citizens and Gov. OMalley, you have a chance to reaffirm that principle in the voting booth in November. It’s the right thing to do.”</p>
<p>Obama’s comments come less than a month after the Maryland Marriage Alliance submitted 113,000 signatures R
more than double the 55,736 signatures they needed to collect by the end of the month to put the same-sex marriage law on the ballot. An unofficial count posted to the Maryland State Board of Elections; website earlier on Tuesday shows that officials have validated 109,317 of the 113,000 signatures.</
An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted after Obama publicly endorsed marriage rights for same-sex couples during an interview with ABC News& Robin Roberts last month showed that his support of nuptials for gays and lesbians has had a significant impact in public
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Cited from The Washington Blade by ThatSupermodel
President Barack Obama on Tuesday June 12, 2012, urged Maryland voters to support the states same-sex marriage law in a likely November referendum that could repeal the statute</p>
"
We're moving forward to a country where we treat everybody fairly and everybody equally, with dignity and respect,
he said during a campaign fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore.;And here in Maryland, thanks to the leadership of committed citizens and Gov. OMalley, you have a chance to reaffirm that principle in the voting booth in November. It’s the right thing to do.”</p>
<p>Obama’s comments come less than a month after the Maryland Marriage Alliance submitted 113,000 signatures R
more than double the 55,736 signatures they needed to collect by the end of the month to put the same-sex marriage law on the ballot. An unofficial count posted to the Maryland State Board of Elections; website earlier on Tuesday shows that officials have validated 109,317 of the 113,000 signatures.</
An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted after Obama publicly endorsed marriage rights for same-sex couples during an interview with ABC News& Robin Roberts last month showed that his support of nuptials for gays and lesbians has had a significant impact in public
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