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奥巴马总统谈论同性恋结婚 Looking to distinguish himself from presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, Obama discussed his evolution on the issue during a taping of the talk show Monday and then later in the day at a high-profile event. They descended on Manhattan on Monday, with splashy events meant to preview and sell their big fall campaigns. With the world watching, both the top TV networks -- at upfronts -- and President Obama -- all over Manhattan -- made their pitches.For Obama, the day began early with a speech to students at the all-womens Barnard College, a sister school to his alma matter, Columbia University. From there he traveled down the west side of Manhattan to ABC studios, where he sat with the hosts of The View for an interview that is set to air on Tuesday.This is going to be a big contrast in the campaign because you’ve got Governor Romney saying we should actually have a constitutional amendment installing the notion that you can’t have same-sex marriages,” he said, in a preview released by the network. Marriage equality was the big theme of his day, following his announcement last Wednesday that he now supports same-sex weddings.Telling co-host Barbara Walters that he did not think the Defense of Marriage Act was constitutional, he added, “This is something that historically had been determined at the state level and part of my believing ultimately that civil unions weren’t sufficient, and I’ve been a longtime supporter of civil unions for same sex couples, was partly because of the issue of social security benefits and other laws.PHOTOS: The 20 Biggest Political Players in HollywoodAfter the taping, Obama made his way further down the west side to the Rubin Museum of Art in the Flatiron District, where he spoke at a fundraiser hosted by Ricky Martin, who is currently starring in Broadways revival of Evita.We admire his courage, like the courage he showed last week in affirming his belief in marriage equality, Martin told about 200 guests -- including c