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The Fast Track to Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama is just one supporter of gay rights who draws the line at same-sex marriage.  We talk about a movement that's been picking up speed and about the developing efforts by some to keep it going and by others to slow it down.  Also, Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi is released, and healthcare reform gets serious as the industry reaches out to the White House.

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By Warren Olney • May 11, 2009 • 50m Listen

President Obama is just one supporter of gay rights who draws the line at same-sex marriage. We talk about a movement that's been picking up speed and about the developing efforts by some to keep it going and by others to slow it down. Also, the release of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, and healthcare providers and insurance companies promise to cut costs. We look at the politics behind a letter to the Obama White House.


Banner image: Marriage of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Photo: Nick Gorton

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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