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Posted: 4:24 PM Feb 5, 2010
Obama, Clinton denounce Uganda anti-gay legislation
Presidents blast proposed law in Uganda
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WASHINGTON (AP) - In speeches at the National Prayer Breakfast,
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton have denounced a proposed anti-gay law in Uganda.
In the keynote speech, Clinton said she had called Uganda's president to express "strongest concerns" about legislation that could call for the execution of gays.
Obama said such laws are "odious" and "unconscionable."
Gay rights advocates said the sponsor of the Ugandan legislation was linked to the Christian group that organizes the annual breakfast, and they urged Obama not to attend.
Presidents have spoken at the National Prayer Breakfast since it began in 1953.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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