SSM IN VP DEBATE: From Reuters

In Tuesday's vice presidential debate marked by sharp personal attacks and exchanges, the one kinder and gentler moment centered on Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney.

As Cheney and his Democratic challenger Sen. John Edwards disagreed about a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, Edwards praised Cheney and his wife Lynne for his public expressions of love and support for Mary, one of Cheney's two adult daughters. ...

But on policy, the two disagreed.

Cheney said that he would prefer to let states regulate marriage as they have traditionally done but he backs President Bush, who is pushing for a constitutional amendment.

"He (Bush) sets the policy for this administration, and I support the president,'' Cheney said.

Cheney repeated his belief that "people ought to be free to choose any arrangement they want. It's really no one else's business.'' But he said that does not mean the government should sanction or approve homosexual relationships.

Edwards said he believed marriage should be between a man and a woman but backed partnership benefits for gay and lesbian couples in long-term committed relationships.

He also said marriage law should be left in state hands. But he attacked the idea of a constitutional amendment as unnecessary, divisive and politically motivated.

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