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Biden expresses ‘comfort’ with gay marriage rights

But says he can’t speak for Obama actions if reelected

By Callum Borchers

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 06, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday highlighted President Obama’s advocacy of gay rights and declared his own “comfort” with giving equal rights to same-sex couples, but he stopped short of saying the Obama administration will officially endorse gay marriage in a second term. Obama’s position on same-sex marriage has vacillated over the years. He said last summer that his views are “evolving,” and he has mostly avoided discussing the subject as president.

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