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Fund-raising letter adds to Santorum controversy

U.S. senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), who has been criticized for recent remarks about gays and lesbians, sent a letter to donors shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks soliciting donations for a nonprofit group lobbying against same-sex marriage. "I know it may sound like a huge exaggeration, particularly in light of the attack on America, but this may truly be the most important letter I ever write you," Santorum wrote.

The letter endorsed Alexandria, Va.-based Alliance for Marriage and its campaign for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages. The mailing sought money so the nonprofit could flood Congress with petitions to "protect marriage between a man and a woman against the attacks of the homosexual activists." <continued>