Same-sex-marriage issue dominates Democrats' debate
  by George E. Condon Jr.
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
After more than 30 debates, the Democratic presidential candidates were forced off message for the first time in Thursday night's showdown in Los Angeles.

The issues that brought the four remaining candidates this far – jobs, trade, health care, the war in Iraq – were pushed momentarily to the back burner. Instead, for too much of the debate, the candidates were forced to grapple – very uncomfortably – with the issue of same-sex marriage.


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Village mayor in New York says he will marry gay couples


NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) _ The 26-year-old mayor of this Hudson Valley village says he will begin performing gay marriages Friday, calling it "my moral obligation."


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