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Joining an increasingly large chorus of lawmakers and voters both, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., announced Tuesday his support for same-sex marriage -- making him the second Republican senator in a month to come out in favor of marriage equality.Kirk, who returned to Congress several months ago after suffering from a debilitating stroke, said in a statement his illness has inspired in him  greater respect for others  and that he now believes  same-sex couples should have the stanley cups uk  right to civil marriage. GOP Rep. with gay son  not there  on backing same-sex marriageGOP sen.: Pro-same-sex marriage Republican candidate  inevitable  When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others,  he said in the statement.  Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. Our stanley spain  time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back-- government has no place in the middle.                                         Kirk s announcement follows that of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who announced last month that he too supports marriage equality, a decision he said was prompted by learning that his college-aged son is gay. The position is relatively unique among Republican lawmakers - Portman and Kirk are the onl vaso stanley y GOP senators so far to espouse this position publicly - but most Democratic senators are openly in support of same-sex marriage. A few weeks  Ekce New Battlefields In Budget Fights
In a direct affront to the Bush administration, a Democratic senator spent an hour Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, asking him to do more to stabilize Iraq.Sen. Bill Nelson, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, met with Assad after the State Department said that it disapproved of his trip. The United States has limited diplomatic ties with Syria because of its support of Hezbollah and Hamas, which the U.S. deems terrorist organizations, and President Bush has expressed reluctance to seek help from Dama stanley drink bottle scus on Iraq until the Syrians curb stanley isolierkanne  that support and reduce their influence in Lebanon.Assad  clearly indicated a willingness to cooperate  in controlling its border with Iraq, Nelson told reporters in a conference call following the meeting with Assad. The U.S. says foreign fighters often enter Iraq across that boundary.                                        Nelson said he reported the information to embassy officials and will brief his congressional committees on the trip. He said he expects Sens. John Kerry, Ch stanley quencher ristopher Dodd and Arlen Specter to also visit Syria.The White House said it does not encourage members of Congress to travel to Syria.         We don t think that members of Congress ought to be going there,  White House press secretary Tony Snow said, adding that the United States continues to denounce Syria s meddling in Lebanon and its ties to terrorist groups. We ve talked to Syria. We have diplomatic relations

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Joining an increasingly large chorus of lawmakers and voters both, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., announced Tuesday his support for same-sex marriage -- making him the second Republican senator in a month to come out in favor of marriage equality.Kirk, who returned to Congress several months ago after suffering from a debilitating stroke, said in a statement his illness has inspired in him  greater respect for others  and that he now believes  same-sex couples should have the stanley cups uk  right to civil marriage. GOP Rep. with gay son  not there  on backing same-sex marriageGOP sen.: Pro-same-sex marriage Republican candidate  inevitable  When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others,  he said in the statement.  Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. Our stanley spain  time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back-- government has no place in the middle.                                         Kirk s announcement follows that of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who announced last month that he too supports marriage equality, a decision he said was prompted by learning that his college-aged son is gay. The position is relatively unique among Republican lawmakers - Portman and Kirk are the onl vaso stanley y GOP senators so far to espouse this position publicly - but most Democratic senators are openly in support of same-sex marriage. A few weeks  Ekce New Battlefields In Budget Fights
In a direct affront to the Bush administration, a Democratic senator spent an hour Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, asking him to do more to stabilize Iraq.Sen. Bill Nelson, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, met with Assad after the State Department said that it disapproved of his trip. The United States has limited diplomatic ties with Syria because of its support of Hezbollah and Hamas, which the U.S. deems terrorist organizations, and President Bush has expressed reluctance to seek help from Dama stanley drink bottle scus on Iraq until the Syrians curb stanley isolierkanne  that support and reduce their influence in Lebanon.Assad  clearly indicated a willingness to cooperate  in controlling its border with Iraq, Nelson told reporters in a conference call following the meeting with Assad. The U.S. says foreign fighters often enter Iraq across that boundary.                                        Nelson said he reported the information to embassy officials and will brief his congressional committees on the trip. He said he expects Sens. John Kerry, Ch stanley quencher ristopher Dodd and Arlen Specter to also visit Syria.The White House said it does not encourage members of Congress to travel to Syria.         We don t think that members of Congress ought to be going there,  White House press secretary Tony Snow said, adding that the United States continues to denounce Syria s meddling in Lebanon and its ties to terrorist groups. We ve talked to Syria. We have diplomatic relations