On the recordMay 14, 2008
The sky didn't fall in. The world didn't come to an end in Massachusetts. Marriage as an institution has not ended there either. It's not going to end in California.
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transcripts.cnn.comGavin Newsom: “The sky didn't fall in. The world didn't come to an end in Massachusetts. Marriage as an institution has not ended there…”
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Mayor Newsom reassures those concerned about the implications of same-sex marriage, referencing Massachusetts as an example.
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