As thousands gathered Sunday in Washington for a march and rally focused on gay rights issues, lawmakers showed that some of the demonstrators’ key goals face major obstacles ahead. Even with President Obama pushing Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act — a stance he highlighted to one of the nation’s leading gay-rights groups Saturday night, to huge applause — members of his own party told CNN they’re not in lockstep.
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Yemeni government defends efforts to end girls’ marriages
The Yemeni government Wednesday defended its efforts to end the practice of young girls marrying, citing last week’s death during childbirth of a 12-year-old Yemeni. “Over the years, the government of Yemen has embarked on an awareness campaign to end the practice of young marriages, which has been deeply rooted in the rural cultures of Yemen,” said Mohammed Albasha, a spokesman in Washington for the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen, in a written statement