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Pressure on Obama to clarify stance on gay marriage

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    Supporters threaten to withhold campaign money

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President Obama to continue to for -- -- his stance on gay marriage the president has walked a fine line on it for years but now.

So his core supporters are doing their talking with their checkbooks.

Chief White House correspondent Ed Henry on the search for election year clarity.

While -- And Obama headed to upstate New York to shift the focus back to slamming a do nothing congress there's no excuse for inaction.

He's still facing pressure from gay rights advocates are now threatening to hold back campaign money because it in action on their agenda top Democrats confirming a Washington Post report.

Some gay activists are sitting on major checks because the president has not cited executive order.

Banning same sex discrimination by federal contractors after deep frustration on same sex marriage.

We believe in the golden rule.

Of treating others as you would want to be treated him well Evan Wilson notes his group does not endorse candidates he will share a stage with the president Monday at Warner college's commencement.

He plans to thank the president for progress already made -- push him to go further.

Others are not as diplomatic withholding large checks to the pro Obama super pac priorities USA.

Obama campaign officials note they have already gotten a lot of money from gays and lesbians and are turning the focus to presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Obama campaign spokesman bedlam -- saying on the issues important to gays and lesbians governor Romney hasn't evolved he has regressed.

The president may face more questions and Hollywood Thursday when actor George Clooney host a massive fund raiser.

The campaign needs the money -- -- fond du 25 million dollar ad -- that blames the Bush Administration.

America's economy spiraling -- before this president took field.

While the president today gave congress -- to do list on the economy everybody knows we need to do more.

And in order to do that.

Grammy some more action from congress.

Republicans countered this latest push on jobs is more about November and what happens here in Asia as a lot more to do with what some political consultant out of Chicago.

Thinks is good for the president's reelection.

A source familiar with -- Clooney fund raiser tells fox eight could net fourteen point five million dollars which would set a record for one event.

Campaign officials are downplaying that number but the bottom line is I'm told the -- six million dollars from individuals and they raised eight point five million dollars from a raffle to get a chance to dine with the president.

-- -- -- Ed Henry -- the north lawn Ed thank you.

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