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Obama's day: John Dingell and gay rights


President Obama spends Thursday honoring a record-setting member of Congress and a relatively new civil rights movement.

In the morning, Obama meets with U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who recently became the longest serving member of Congress in history.

Dingell, first elected to the House in 1955 to replace his late father, will honored in a congressional ceremony later on Thursday.

Back at the White House this afternoon, the president discusses gay rights at a White House celebration for LGBT Pride Month.