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San Francisco Mayor Exults in Move on Gay Marriage.

Mr. Newsom said he had no patience for a long court battle.

“It was an easy argument, I imagine, between 1948 and 1967, when we all waited around for the courts of this country to recognize interracial marriages,” Mr. Newsom said. “There are certain principles in life that transcend patience, and one of them to me is the obligation not to discriminate against people.”