President Barack Obama: Gay Marriage

Party Platform Dept: Delegates will vote Tuesday to adopt the platform that reflects the president's argument that his work is unfinished and he deserves another four years to complete the job, according to Vancouver Sun. The document is a sharp contrast from the policy statement that the Republican Party adopted at its convention last week. The Republican plan would ban abortion and gay marriage, repeal Obama's health care overhaul law and shift Medicare, the government health care program for the elderly, into a voucher-style program and wASHINGTON - Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights. "Today, our economy is growing again, al-Qaeda is weaker than at any point since 9-11, and our manufacturing sector is growing for the first time in more than a decade. But there is more we need to do, and so we come together again to continue what we started," the platform said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.