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Letter to the Editor: The Interfaith Community

To the Editor:

Original Author: Rosie Lawrence

Off the Grid: With Women’s Tennis

By The Cornell Daily Sun February 28, 2011

Ruxandra Dumitrescu
Original Author: Chyanne Eyde
Cornell Responds to Obama Administration Reversal on Defense of Marriage Act

By The Cornell Daily Sun February 27, 2011

President Barack Obama halted federal government’s support for The Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, a decision that may end federal non-recognition of gay couples in the eight states where same-sex marriage is legally recognized. While left-leaning and gay student organizations on campus lent tempered support to Obama’s decision, some conservatives at Cornell said the order amounted to an abuse of the federal government’s power.The Defense of Marriage Act, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, prevents the federal government from acknowledging same-sex marriages.