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11 Politicians Who Changed Their Minds On Gay Marriage

President Obama endorsed same-sex marriage today in an interview with ABC News. Here are 11 other politicians who famously changed their minds on the issue of same-sex marriage.

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1. Vice President Dick Cheney

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2. California Governor Jerry Brown

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3. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders

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4. Washington Governor Christine Gregoire

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5. California Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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6. President Bill Clinton

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7. Vice President Al Gore

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8. President Jimmy Carter

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9. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley

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10. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin

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11. New Hampshire Governor John Lynch

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Andrew Kaczynski is a political reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.

Contact Andrew Kaczynski at andrew.kaczynski@buzzfeed.com.

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