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Fri Apr 5, 2013, 11:58 AM Apr 2013

And now there are 4: Heitkamp, Donnelly announce support for marriage equality

And now there are four.

Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana said Friday they now support gay marriage, joining more than a half-dozen of their colleagues in recent weeks to change their positions and endorse the controversial issue.

Their support — along with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who came on board Thursday — means four Democrats have not endorsed same-sex marriage. They are Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who face potentially competitive re-election bids in 2014; Tim Johnson of South Dakota, who is retiring; and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

"I have concluded the federal government should no longer discriminate against people who want to make lifelong, loving commitments to each other or interfere in personal, private, and intimate relationships," Heitkamp said in a statement. "I view the ability to marry as a logical extension of this belief. The makeup of families is changing, but the importance of family is enduring."

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/04/05/gay-marriage-democrats-heitkamp-donnelly/2056145/

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