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White House Predicts Obama Will Continue Evolving On Marriage Equality For Foreseeable Future | Today is the 500th day since President Obama told AmericaBlog’s Joe Sudbay that “attitudes evolve [on marriage equality] including mine.” And, if Press Secretary Jay Carney’s answer to a reporter’s question about Obama’s thinking on the issue is any indication, he isn’t considering coming out in favor of same-sex marriage any time soon. Carney successfully dodged questions about Obama’s evolution during a nearly two-minute exchange with the Washington Blade’s Chris Johnson Thursday afternoon, before saying, “next time he gives a press conference, one of you can ask him about it. It’s entirely up to you if you want to be told, which you might be, that he doesn’t have any news to make on it. But I really have no update for you.” Watch it:
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