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Nearly 128 Hours Later …
At 2:30 p.m. PT Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips will hold a hearing to determine whether the government is correct that the “Don’t...
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LCR Attorneys Respond to DOJ Stay Request in DADT Case
This afternoon in California, attorneys representing Log Cabin Republicans filed a brief in opposition to the U.S. government’s request for a stay of U.S. District...
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Undersecretary of Defense Stanley Issues DADT Case Memo
Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Clifford Stanley issued a memorandum today, obtained by Metro Weekly, to the secretaries of the service branches detailing...
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Servicemembers United, Comparing Apples and Oranges
Today, Servicemembers United put out a news release to several hundred people, alerting LGBT and other progressive bloggers and other media to the fact that...
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BearCity at the Harman Center
In lieu of a full festival — that will wait until the spring — Reel Affirmations presents a few film screenings this month, kicking off...
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Paula Poundstone at The Birchmere
Longtime standup comic Paula Poundstone, self-proclaimed “virginish” and “asexual,” is these days usually the funniest person on NPR’s amusing weekend news quiz show Wait Wait"¦Don’t...
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Rachel Maddow interviews two gay Air Force members as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ dwindles
”I hear a lot of times that, people say don’t ask don’t tell works. I think that they’re not thinking beyond — they’re not thinking...
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News Analysis: Dellinger on DADT, Justice and a “Bold Step”
Former Acting Solicitor General and Duke Law professor Walter Dellinger, who served in the latter part of the Clinton administration, was on The Rachel Maddow...
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Examining the DOJ Request for a Stay; Appeal Notice Filed
The U.S. Department of Justice filed its request seeking a stay of U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips’s ruling in Log Cabin Republicans v. United...
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BREAKING: DOJ Files Motion Requesting Stay of DADT Injunction
This afternoon, two days after U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips...
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What Is DOD Thinking?
Early Wednesday morning, I wrote, “What Is DOJ Thinking?“ Today, the bigger question appears to be, “What is DOD thinking?” As reported in The New...
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Explaining the HIV Military Provision, With Facts
To quote Maria, “Let’s start at the very beginning.” In 1996, Rep. Bob Dornan (R-Calif.) was in Congress. The National Defense Authorization Act for 1996...
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Cinematic Titanic at Lisner
Creator Joel Hodgson and members of the original cast of the award-winning cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 return for more movie riffing, this...
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Enchanted April at Clarice Smith Center
In an Italian villa in the 1920s, four Englishwomen — formerly strangers — open themselves to new possibilities and find unexpected pathways to self-discovery. Matthew...
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Homestyle
Oddly, spring is the season when we open our homes to fresh air and embark on epic cleaning sprees to have our houses ready for......
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True Colors
Whatever you do, don’t ask David Bromstad to name his favorite color. “Impossible!” he exclaims. “That’s such an unfair question!” Who said life was fair,...
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Fall Fixes
Imagine you live in Miami. It’s hot in the summer. It can be pretty hot in the winter, too. And as far as seasonal variations...
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Kitchen Is King
You’ve decided that your kitchen or bathroom is due for a facelift. Where to start? Ernesto Santalla, of Studio Santalla, recommends starting with a design...
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Seasonal Head Start
As you say goodbye to your summer garden, now is the time to prepare your plot for full bloom in the spring. Frank Asher, a...
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Everything in its Place
As you’re looking around your home wondering how you ended up with so much stuff, you may be tempted to blame the clutter for keeping...
