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03-13-04, 10:24 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the first openly lesbian member of Congress, is accusing Republicans of pushing a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to divert attention from their record on other issues.
"One very significant reason for the emergence of this issue and its endorsement by President Bush is that other Republican policies are in trouble," Baldwin, D-Wis., said in telephone interview Friday. "There is an enormous desire to deflect the public's attention from massive job loss that is occurring, and the tragic loss of life of American servicemen and women in Iraq."
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"One very significant reason for the emergence of this issue and its endorsement by President Bush is that other Republican policies are in trouble," Baldwin, D-Wis., said in telephone interview Friday. "There is an enormous desire to deflect the public's attention from massive job loss that is occurring, and the tragic loss of life of American servicemen and women in Iraq."
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040312/D819360G0.html