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Amendment's future unclear
By LORELLE BABWAH AND LAURA YOUNGS | November 12In the Nov. 2 elections, 11 states approved amendments to their constitutions banning same-sex marriage. Also on Nov. 2, President Bush - who has stated publicly that he supports an amendment to the federal Constitution - won re-election by more than 3.5 million votes. Now, many across the country are wondering whether that nationwide amendment is far behind. Thirty-six states have statutes that prohibit the practice - a ban supported by the federal Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1996.
