Obama noncommittal on repeal of DOMA

Although he came out in support of same-sex marriage last week, President Obama on Monday declined to say whether he would work with congressional Democrats to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

Taping Tuesday’s episode of the ABC daytime talk show “The View” before a largely female audience, Mr. Obama noted that his administration has stopped defending DOMA in court.

DOMA defines marriage as between a man and a woman, and Democratic leaders in Congress are feeling emboldened to try to repeal it since Mr. Obama’s pronouncement last week that he supports gay marriage.

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