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Same Sex Marriage

Biden says he "absolutely, positively" supports gay rights. "There will be no distinction, from a constitutional standpoint from a same-sex or heterosexual couple [in an Obama-Biden Administration]...that's only fair it's what the Constitution calls for"...but that he and Obama are both personally against it.

Palin says, "I will tell Americans straight up I don't support defining marriage as anything but as between a man and a woman" but that she is "tolerate" and would not stand in the way of their private relationships.