House Republican leaders are mounting their own legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act following President Obama’s decision to drop support for portions of the bill, slamming the White House for abandoning legislation that passed with overwhelming support under President Clinton. But according to one poll commissioned by a gay rights group, the Human Rights Campaign, the White House is on the right side of public opinion today.
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