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WASHINGTON (AFP) Sixteen years after Bill Clinton tried to end restrictions on gays in the military, the US armed forces under Barack Obama may be forced to give homosexuals the same welcome as non-gays. Under president Clinton , the policy that once saw homosexuals discharged from US military ...
The GOP And Gays
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — The likely incoming RNC head sets the mood . His views are orthodox Christianism. Which means that... unashamed gay people have no place in the Republican party. They are increasingly defined by their loathing of gay people. It's one of very few ... (more) The GOP And Gays
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Will Obama End the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Era For Gays in the Military?
Politics Daily — ... Not much has changed under George Bush. But attitudes towards homosexuality have shifted and now Barack Obama is pledging to do away with the "Don't Ask" law and put into place an anti-discrimination policy that's much more substantial. ...

Butch Broads Free To Chase Sargent Stripes Under Obama
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Picking a Fight
Neptunus Lex — ... take-over of both houses in Congress after the mid-term elections in 1994 - the first time the GOP  had controlled both chambers in 40 years. President-elect Barack Obama - who has notably more disciplined in assembling a transition cabinet than was Clinton - has already discovered that having  majorities in both Congressional chambers may not in itself ensure smooth relations between the executive and legislature, apparently calculates that the time may be right to re-visit DADT: Sixteen years after Bill Clinton ...

Obama to allow gays in the military
ClareifiedWow. WASHINGTON (AFP) – Sixteen years after Bill Clinton tried to end restrictions on gays in the military, the US armed forces under Barack Obama may be forced to give homosexuals the same welcome as non-gays. Under president Clinton, the policy that once saw homosexuals discharged from US military service evolved to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” allowing gays to remain in the military so long as they did not reveal their sexual orientation. Obama has pledged to overhaul current law. I wonder if those ...

Read These Now as Petulant Drifts
Shakesville — ... will tackle Social Security and Medicare without any details. YAY! Change! Welcome to the South kittens! The McWhite House in Atlanta is for sale. Pull out those checkbooks before some foreigners buy this atrocious landmark. I am bored with the Gray Lady. I ain't going anywhere near the op-ed pages. I may have had her hair color in many years of my existence, but I AM NOT reading Dowd. Yeah yeah yeah... when it happens, I will believe it. Obama era expected to end taboo on gays in US military. States of ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... webathon, state-of-the-city address. Newsom recorded 11 detailed installments on the state of his city and posted them online on the city's Internet site and on YouTube, then invited viewers to comment. The mayor's segments total more than seven hours. I know. I watched them all. ++++++++ Yeah, that is what we need in California - a dirty Nanny-state filled with homeless and panhandlers. Good Job Newsom - yo get a ruined San Francisco - whether you like it or not Obama era expected to end taboo on gays in US military -But It Won't Be a Priority ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: harry_reid) Obama era expected to end taboo on gays in US military -But It Won't Be a Priority Sixteen years after Bill Clinton tried to end restrictions on gays in the military, the US armed forces under Barack Obama may be ...

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