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FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2013, file photo, Laurie Wood, left, and Kody Partridge, kiss after being told they are officially married by the Rev. Curtis L. Price in the lobby of the Salt Lake County offices, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage are planning twin rallies at the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday evening. The opposing gatherings are the latest square-off over gay marriage, an issue that took Utah by surprise over the past month. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf, File)

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FILE - In this Dec 23, 2013, file photo, Jax and Heather Collins get married at the Salt Lake County clerk's office, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage are planning twin rallies at the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday evening. The opposing gatherings are the latest square-off over gay marriage, an issue that took Utah by surprise over the past month. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to wed when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December. Same-sex marriages continued in Utah until early January, when the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Ravell Call, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2014, file photo, supporters of gay marriage fill the rotunda as they gathered at a rally to deliver a petition with over 58,000 signatures in support of gay marriage to Utah Governor Gary Herbert, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage are planning twin rallies at the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday evening. The opposing gatherings are the latest square-off over gay marriage, an issue that took Utah by surprise over the past month. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson, File)

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**FILE** Corbin Aoyagi, a supporters of gay marriage, waves his flag during a rally at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to get married when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December 2013. In early January the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Married couple Chris Johnson, left, and David Tuma, hug each other during a rally outside the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to get married when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December 2013. In early January the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Supporters of gay marriage Corbin Aoyagi, left, and Jerusha Cobb arrive at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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A supporter of gay marriage Tiffany Lundeen wears a flag during a rally at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to get married when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December 2013. In early January the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Married couple Chris Johnson, left, and David Tuma, of Ogden, Utah, hug each other during a supporters of gay marriage rally outside the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Johnson and Tuma were married on Dec. 28, 2013. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to get married when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December 2013. In early January the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Supporters of gay marriage gather for a rally at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to get married when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December 2013. In early January the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Supporters of gay marriage gather for a rally at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to get married when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December 2013. In early January the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Supporters of gay marriage gather for a rally at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to get married when a federal judge overturned Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December 2013. In early January the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah's request for an emergency halt to the weddings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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From left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, prior to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. McConnell continued to assail the Affordable Care Act, as well as Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear who will be a guest of the Obama’s sitting in the first lady’s box for the speech. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2014. POOL PHOTO/REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2014. POOL PHOTO/Larry Downing

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2014. POOL PHOTO/ REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 28, 2014. POOL PHOTO/REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)