Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterFederal Diary: Policy Ideas Planted in Winter Blossom for Gay Partners
Published 6/18/2009 by Joe Davidson at Wash Post Federal Page
The seeds for the presidential memorandum extending certain federal employee benefits to same-sex couples, which President Obama signed yesterday, were planted last December during a meeting between gay rights advocates and the Obama transition team.
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