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University of Arizona President Stands Against Gay-Marriage Ban

October 5, 2006 RSS Feed Print
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Until yesterday, University of Arizona President Bill Shelton had not said anything publicly about a proposed gay-marriage ban, on the ballot this November. Yesterday, he said a lot, the Wildcat reports. "It would cripple this university's ability to compete," he argued, explaining that erasing domestic partner benefits for gay workers would hurt the school's "human capital."

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