Not a gay day
Updated on 05 June 2006
George Bush launches a bid to outlaw gay marriage.
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`Marriage is critical to the health of society' - President Bush speaking a few minutes ago: attempting to rally his republican power base by banning gay marriage ahead of this year's mid-term elections.
Driven largely by America's religious right, Mr Bush is backing the controversial Marriage Protection Amendment.
But there's very little chance the proposal will succeed - so why is the President resurrecting such a divisive policy?
