All posts by Chris Geidner
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White House Won’t Commit to Halting DADT Discharges — a Move Urged By Reid, Levin
Saying that they had been “focused” on the vote, a senior White House aide intimately familiar with the administration’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal efforts...
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Senate Achieves Cloture on DADT Repeal, Bill on Path to Become Law
On a 63-33 vote, and with six Republicans voting “yes,” the U.S. Senate — at a little before noon today — voted for cloture on...
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Today Is DADT (Repeal) Day
[Photo: Former Air Force Major Margaret Witt (left), Washington National Guard Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer (Ret.) and Air Force Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach in March 2010...
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DADT Repeal Q-and-A With Lieberman: “We’re on a Very Encouraging Path”
[Photo: Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) speaks about the effort to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” at a news conference on Friday, Dec. 17. Standing behind...
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News Analysis: For DADT Repeal, It’s “Game On”
“I’m going to file cloture on it tonight.” With those words, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that there will be a cloture vote...
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Obama Applauds DADT Repeal Vote, Urges “Moving Forward With the Repeal”
President Barack Obama issued a statement this evening supporting the House vote to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” today, saying, “I applaud the House for...
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BREAKING: House Passes DADT Repeal Bill
On a 250-175 vote (Roll Call No. 638), and with 15 Republicans supporting the measure, the House...
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The DADT Debate: Representative Barney Frank
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), on the floor just now: “It’s not that young members of the military who face death, who face the destruction...
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White House “Strongly Supports House Passage” of Standalone DADT Repeal Bill
The White House — in a statement of administration policy just issued — “strongly supports House passage” of the standalone House “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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House to Vote on DADT Repeal Standalone Bill This Afternoon
Moments ago, on a 230-180 vote, the House of Representatives agreed to the rule adopted this morning in the Rules Committee for debate of the...
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Marine Chief’s Stated Concern that DADT Repeal Could Cost Lives Sparks Outrage
The Marine Corps commandant, Gen. James Amos, made it clear when testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Dec. 3 that he opposed the...
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Hoyer Announces Murphy DADT Repeal Standalone Bill; Frank Says Effort Has “A Real Chance”
The Wonk Room’s Igor Volsky reports the news that “House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) will introduce a stand-alone...
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SLDN Fights Congressional Inaction With Legal Fire
This morning, lawyers for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of three servicemembers ousted under “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
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News Analysis: Three Votes Down
Every vote matters. Today, it came down to three votes. Each vote today rather perfectly fits with criticism being levied behind the scenes right now...
