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Wyatt Tan (left) and Mark Nomadiou, both of New York City, kiss in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, before the start of a court hearing on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In the second of back-to-back gay-marriage cases, the high court is turning to a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits generally available to straight married couples. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A new utility sink installed in the men's restroom outside the House chamber in the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., is seen here on March 13, 2013. Legislative staffers and building administrators have sought to reassure some concerned lawmakers that the new sink was not installed as a special facility to support Muslim prayer rituals, but rather to make it easier for custodial staff to fill buckets and clean mops. (Associated Press)
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Franco Ciammachilli (right) of Washington waves a rainbow flag, a symbol of gay pride, behind supporters of traditional marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington as the justices began hearing two days of arguments in cases involving gay marriage on March 26, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**
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Vanessa Torres (center) and her fiance Rachel Broussard (right) of Hampton, Va., console Vanessa's daughter Gabriela, 12, as they listen to speakers during a rally for marriage equality outside the Supreme Court in Washington as the justices begin hearing two days of arguments in cases involving gay marriage on March 26, 2013. Torres and Broussard each have two children from previous marriages and are getting married in August. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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“I do anticipate that you will see the president using the power of the bully pulpit … by traveling across the country a little bit and talking about some of these issues, including” gun control, said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. (Associated Press)
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Supporters of gay marriage camp outside the Supreme Court during Monday’s storm. The court Tuesday begins two days of oral arguments on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
