Glen Lavy, spokesman for the conservative Alliance Defense Fund, explained his group's opposition this way.

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Mr. GLEN LAVY (Senior Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund): When children are raised without a mom or a dad, they are missing something.

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They may seem like strange bedfellows, but McDonald's USA and the Environmental Defense Fund last week celebrated 10 years of an alliance aimed at reducing the food giant's adverse impact on the environment.

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