News + Politics
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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...
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Obama: “I urge the Senate to revisit these important issues during the lame duck session.”
President Barack Obama released a statement following the Senate’s failure to proceed to debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, which contained the language aimed...
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Senate Fails Vote to Debate on Defense Bill, DADT Repeal
Following a showdown in the well of the U.S. Senate between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the vote to...
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Gibbs: “Congress has to ask themselves how they want to end this”
At today’s White House press briefing — awaiting word from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on the status of the National Defense Authorization Act...
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This Morning in DADT: Vote Decision in a “Little Bit”
This morning, the Senate was to vote on three measures, including the reconsideration of the National Defense Authorization Act with the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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News Analysis: What Kind Of Day Has It Been?
Using the following statement put out this evening by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), here is some analysis of how I see today’s National Defense Authorization...
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Reid Says, “I Am Working” on the NDAA/DADT Repeal Bill; Collins Says, Not So Fast
On the floor of the Senate just now, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said, “I am working with Senator Collins, Senator Lieberman, Senator Levin &...
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Lieberman Slams “Uninformed Staffers”; Update on GOP Votes & Reid Procedure
“Staffers” quoted anonymously by various news outlets about the chances of passage for any consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act prompted a critical reaction...
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Matters of Honor
I've struggled to explain at times why the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' takes such overwhelming priority on my personal to-do list for gay...
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Soft Senate
The gap between politics and the national interest was never greater than during last week's Senate hearing about the Defense Department survey on repeal of...
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Mova Movin' On
The last word from Mova Lounge, previously Halo, at 1435 P St. NW, was owner Babak Movahedi filing for bankruptcy protection in mid-October. A new...
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The Wednesday Wait
For updates to this story, visit Poliglot, Metro Weekly's LGBT political blog.On Wednesday morning, Dec. 8, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) confirmed what had...
