DAKAR, Senegal – The federal government should broadly interpret its laws to guarantee benefits to the maximum number of same-sex married couples, President Obama said, as he praised the Supreme Court decision that struck down a key provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The court’s ruling “was a proud day, I think, for America,” Obama said at a news conference here, where he is starting his trip to Africa. The decision upheld “a basic precept that we’re all equal under the law,” he said. He had less welcoming words for the court’s decision striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, saying that he believed the decision...
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