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Gavin Newsom: Obama DOJ's DOMA Defense "A Big Mistake"

Gavin Newsom: Obama' DOJ's DOMA Defense "A Big Mistake"
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With the Obama administration facing growing discontent among gay supporters, the mayors of Los Angeles and San Francisco joined in voicing concern today about a new U.S. Justice Department brief supporting the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

"I think it's a big mistake," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said shortly before he and his Los Angeles counterpart, Antonio Villaraigosa, kicked off the annual L.A. Pride parade in West Hollywood.

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