On the recordMay 8, 2012
I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, you know, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth.
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President Obama acknowledges the strong feelings surrounding the term 'marriage' in the context of same-sex marriage.
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