news.yahoo.com - 10/8/2009
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AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.
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huffingtonpost.com - 10/7/2009
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According to The Washington Blade , Obama is
set to nominate his first openly gay ambassador --...
David Huebner. Huebner is a lawyer specializing in international mediation who also serves as general counsel for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. He's expected to be nominated to ...
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David Huebner: Obama's First Openly Gay Ambassador Nominated
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1 day ago WASHINGTON President Barack Obama said
Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer...
as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. If confirmed by the Senate, David Huebner would become the third openly gay ambassador in U.S. ...
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Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship
The Political Carnival —
... WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. If confirmed by the Senate, David Huebner would become the third openly gay ambassador in U.S. history and the first pick by this administration. In a statement released from the White House, Obama said he looked forward to working with Huebner and is confident he will represent the United States well in the Pacific region. ...
AP is not impressed with Obama's actions on gay rights
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
For AP, whose stoic tone makes it the C-SPAN of print media, this is downright bitchy (and unfortunately, spot on): As president, Obama hasn't taken any concrete steps urging Congress to rescind the Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" policy that allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as they don't disclose their sexual orientation or act on it. Some former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have acknowledged the policy is flawed.... Obama also pledged during the campaign to work for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, which limits how ...
Is Obama Turning A Blind Eye To Black-On-Black Crime In His Hometown? Is It Time For Him To Show Black Leadership?
Booker Rising —
... year into his presidency, Barack Obama has made it clear that gay 'rights' are much more of his concern than the needs of Blacks. Indeed, this weekend's speech is one of a handful Barry's made to a gay group since he became the Liar-in-Chief. This despite overwhelming support from liberal Blacks for Obama during last year's presidential election, as well as the mostly, white gay activist crowd having the nerve to complain recently that Obama hasn't done enough for them (despite plenty of evidence to the contrary). Meanwhile, some two ...
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