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CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says as president, he would appoint judges and an attorney general who would defend First Amendment religious rights and the Second Amendment right to own firearms.
At a town hall meeting in Iowa, Rubio said the Obama administration is "obsessed with taking away religious liberty and the Second Amendment."
The GOP presidential hopeful said the U.S. was founded on the principle that people's rights come from God and not from government, and that life is precious at every stage.
Rubio accused the media of undermining values that children are taught at church and in the home. He said Americans who oppose abortion are accused of waging a war on women, and "if you believe in traditional marriage today you're called a bigot, an outdated hater."
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162-a-06-(Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., GOP presidential candidate, at town hall meeting)-"the Second Amendment"-Florida Senator and GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio says the Obama administration is undermining freedom of religion and the right to own guns. (29 Dec 2015)
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163-a-11-(Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., GOP presidential candidate, at town hall meeting)-"exercise our faith"-Florida Senator and GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio says as president he would uphold the Constitution's first and second amendments. (29 Dec 2015)
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166-a-13-(Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., GOP presidential candidate, at town hall meeting)-"down our throats"-Florida Senator and GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio says he and his wife know how difficult it is to bring up children in today's culture. (29 Dec 2015)
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165-a-11-(Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., GOP presidential candidate, at town hall meeting)-"war on women"-Florida Senator and GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio says conservatives now live in a hostile media culture. (29 Dec 2015)
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