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  • First Lady: Don't Campaign on Marriage Ban

    05/14/2006 12:28:06 PM PDT · by notes2005 · 209 replies · 2,452+ views
    AP ^ | 05/14/2006 | By NEDRA PICKLER
    WASHINGTON - Some election-year advice to Republicans from a high-ranking source who has the president's ear: Don't use a proposed constitutional amendment against gay marriage as a campaign tool. Just who is that political strategist? Laura Bush. The first lady told "Fox News Sunday" that she thinks the American people want a debate on the issue. But, she said, "I don't think it should be used as a campaign tool, obviously." "It requires a lot of sensitivity to just talk about the issue — a lot of sensitivity," she said. The Senate will debate legislation that would have the Constitution...