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Same-sex marriage
Dozens of states had ballot measures on same-sex marriage during the midterm elections in 2006, and the issue looks to heat up again as candidates campaign for 2008.
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REPUBLICANS
John McCainSupports definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but opposes a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Says individual states should decide the issue. Says a federal marriage ban might be appropriate if courts overturned state marriage laws. Supports legal benefits for same-sex partners.
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OUT OF THE RACE: Sam Brownback | Jim Gilmore | Rudy Giuliani | Mike Huckabee | Duncan Hunter | Ron Paul | Mitt Romney | Tom Tancredo | Fred Thompson | Tommy Thompson
DEMOCRATS
Barack ObamaOpposes same-sex marriage, but also opposes a constitutional ban. Supports civil unions.
Watch Obama speak about same-sex marriageOUT OF THE RACE: Joe Biden | Hillary Clinton | Chris Dodd | John Edwards | Mike Gravel | Dennis Kucinich | Bill Richardson
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