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Obama Comes Full Circle In Gay-Marriage Evolution
Rainbow Flag Flies
The president said in 1996 that he would support legalizing gay marriage, and 16 years later became the first Oval Office holder to do just that, writes Michelle Goldberg.
Michelle Goldberg
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May 9 2012
5:34PM EDT
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