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John M. Crisp, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

May 20, 2014

Michael Sam’s kiss is just a kiss

When Michael Sam became the first openly gay football player to be drafted into the NFL, President Barack Obama congratulated him, the St. Louis Rams, and the NFL “for taking

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