Obama signs repeal of military ban on homosexuals
"Your country needs you, your country wants you, and we will be honored to welcome you into the ranks of the finest military the world has ever known," Obama told the nation’s homosexuals.
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Why did cultural conservatives lose the battle over “Don’t ask, don’t tell?”
In 1993 a Democrat-controlled Congress overwhelmingly passed the federal law banning open homosexuals from serving in the armed forces. So what changed in the past 17 years?
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Senate repeals ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military
The Senate repealed the ban in a 65–31 vote.
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Reid attempting to ram ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal through Senate Saturday
If Reid gets 60 votes in the Senate for cloture, a final vote is anticipated for Sunday or Monday.
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US House votes to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’; goes to Senate
The US House of Representatives has passed a repeal of the nation's ban on homosexuals serving in the armed forces. The stand-alone bill now heads to the US Senate.
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Senate shoots down ‘don’t ask,’ military abortion ban repeal
The Senate voted for cloture 57 – 40 along party lines, just three votes shy of breaking the GOP filibuster.
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Repeal of military abortion ban, ‘don’t ask’ postponed while Reid get votes
While signs on Wednesday pointed to an evening vote on the bill, Reid decided to postpone after negotiations broke down.
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D-Day for “Don’t ask, don’t tell” begins Wednesday in Senate
A vote on repealing the law banning homosexuals from military service will happen in the U.S. Senate Wednesday afternoon.
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NewsBytes Dec. 7 – Homosexuality, Transgenderism
Attacking DOMA, Pro-Gay-Agenda Conservatives, Gender Benders Wage War on Sports, Philly Boy Scouts, Reorienting sexuality, Prop 8 Panel, Evangelicals
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Col. Oliver North: We could lose 20 percent of military over ‘don’t ask’ repeal
The U.S. military could face enormous losses of troops in this ninth year of the “War on Terror” – and al-Qaida has nothing to do with it. But what’s stunning is the cavalier attitude Pentagon leaders have displayed at the prospect, because right now, nothing is more important to them than making sure homosexuals can serve in the U.S. military. Lt. Col. Oliver North, a retired Marine Corps officer, has written an illuminating piece for National Review Online, attacking the breathtaking hubris of Admiral Mike Mullen on “Don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal. Mullen is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
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