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Day In 100 Seconds: Obama Makes News

Day In 100 Seconds: Obama Makes News

President Obama finished “evolving” on his gay marriage position on Wednesday, stating that he thinks same-sex couple should be allowed to get married.

It was a fairly unequivocal statement, which silenced the string of doubters lining up to announce that he would not be able to take this stance before the election, or that he simply didn’t support it in the first place.

Whatever the talking heads had to say, the President’s position is now clear and marks a historic milestone in American politics.


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Originally from Scotland, Michael was a freelance video editor before joining TPM in the summer of 2011. He lives in New York with his wife and two cats and is a lifelong fan of The World Famous Dundee United.

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