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The White House has responded to an inquiry
from The Advocate about a letter sent from 77...
House members Monday urging President Barack Obama to take immediate action to stop the investigations of "don't ask, don't tell" violations. "President Obama ...
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White House Rejects CAP’s Recommendations To Suspend DADT Through Executive Order
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Yesterday, the Center for American Progress released a report detailing a clear, realistic, and comprehensive road map for repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the discriminatory ban on gay men and women serving openly in the military. The steps include:
1. Signing an Executive Order banning further military separations based on DADT and sending a legislative proposal on DADT repeal to Congress
2. Forming a presidential panel on how to implement the repeal
3. Repealing DADT in Congress and changing the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, or UCMS
4. Changing other necessary ...
Obama admin. rejects CAP's practical plan to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
AMERICAblog News —
On Wednesday, John linked to the CAP report, "Ending 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell': Practical Steps to Repeal the Ban on Openly Gay Men and Women in the U.S. Military." It is just what it sounds like. But, yesterday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs rejected the practical advice: In today’s press briefing, David Corn of Mother Jones asked White House spokesman Robert Gibbs about the report and whether the Obama administration thinks this is “the way to go.” Gibbs largely dismissed CAP’s recommendations, saying that the White House is not interested in signing an executive order to temporarily halt ...
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