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Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

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Jim DeMint
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 2
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Former United States Senator
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Greenville
South Carolina
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