Days later, on May 9, President Obama declared for the first time that he supports same-sex marriage, putting the moral power of his presidency behind a social issue that continues to divide the country. (NY Times)
paraphrase: President Obama supports same sex marriage, and he puts all his support behind it, no matter what social issues it brings up.
President Obama is doing this country a huge thing by saying he supports same sex marriage, because it takes guts to put all your support behind something that not everyone agrees with, and it could also jeopardize his presidency because some people will not like that he is pro gay marriage.
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