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Gen Colin Powell Supports Same-Sex Marriage

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Gen. Colin Powell, a former U.S. Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that he supports marriage equality for same-sex couples, at either the state or federal level.

Appearing on CNN’s “The Situation Room” Wednesday, Powell said he has “no problem with” gay marriage.

“I have no problem with it,” he said in the interview, which will air at 5 p.m. ET. “In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that’s called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country. And so I support the president’s decision.”

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DC: City Council Votes Yes on Gay Marriage

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The D.C. City Council voted 11-2 in favor of same-sex marriage Tuesday morning. It was the first of two votes on the issue allowing same-sex marriage in the nation’s capital.

The bill sponsored by openly gay Councilman David Catania had been expected to pass for some time, as 10 of the 13 council members supported its introduction. Only Councilman Marion Barry and Councilwoman Yvette Alexander voted against it Tuesday.

The final vote is expected later this month, and Mayor Adrian Fenty has said he will sign the bill.

Full Story from NBC Washington: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/DC-Council-Votes-11-2-in-Favor-of-Same-Sex-Marriage-78231227.html

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