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Paterson: Lack of same-sex marriage is 'discrimination'

Gov. David A. Paterson Thursday called his effort to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State a move to reform a legal system of discrimination. "Anyone that has ever experienced degradation or intolerance would understand," Paterson said in announcing his marriage-equality bill at his Manhattan office. "All of us know the indignation that one feels from being victims of discrimination." Paterson's...

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