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Here s an American political reality check mdash; Southern-style.When presidential hopeful John Kerry chose Senator John Edwards to be his running mate, Democrats predicted that the presence of the North Carolina senator on the ticket would increase its appeal in the Republican South.In the coming days, though, Senate Republicans are working to ensure that Kerry and Edwards cast votes that could alienate voters in the Bible Belt, Florida Panhandle and other Southern bastions. The legislation: a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriages.No other social issue carves a wider divide between the North and the South in the United States than same sex marriage. Not aborti
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