- White House spokesman Jay Carney brushed aside questions about the timing of the attack on Romney, saying that Obama and Romney had differed on issues of gay rights even before the president declared his support for same-sex marriage. (The Christian Science Monitor)
- In an Oval Office meeting with Mr. Obama on Wednesday, hours before the president confirmed his own support, Mr. (New York Times)
- President Obama and his aides claim theyre just not sure how his endorsement of same-sex marriage will play politically. But his campaign is pushing awfully hard to make sure it plays well. (FOX News)
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called his decision to support same-sex marriage the result of a personal evolution but it also appears to have been a calculated political choice made with an eye on the November 6 election. (msnbc.com)
- Editors Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World, is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor. (CNN)
- By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Barack Obamas support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House. (msnbc.com)
- Virginia Heffernan is the national correspondent for Yahoo! News, covering culture and politics from a digital perspective. (YAHOO!)
- President Obamas re-election campaign lost no time Thursday in highlighting his endorsement of gay marriage in fundraising appeals and a Web advertisement. (ABC News)
- House Republicans voted Wednesday night to bar the Justice Department from using any federal funds to oppose the Defense of Marriage Act. They added the prohibitions to an appropriations measure. (Washington Post)
- SEATTLE -- People lined the streets near a Madrona waterfront home and a downtown theater Thursday as President Barack Obama visited Seattle for two fundraisers for his re-election campaign. (KING-5)
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