CNN Makes North Carolina Lawmaker Defend His ‘Uniquely Terrible’ Anti-LGBT Law (Video)

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CNN Makes N.C. Lawmaker Defend His ‘Uniquely Terrible’ Anti-LGBT Law
CNN's New Day program pitted North Carolina Rep. Paul Stam against Human Rights Campaign attorney Sarah Warbelow on live television.
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CNN's New Day program pitted North Carolina Rep. Paul Stam against Human Rights Campaign attorney Sarah Warbelow on live television.

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