Politics
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GAO: 40 Percent Of DADT Discharges Were in “Critical” Roles or Spoke “Important” Languages
According to a report released today by the Government Accountability Office, 40 percent of the servicemembers discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” from 2004 through...
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HUD Unveils Proposed Housing Nondiscrimination Rules
Today, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan unveiled new regulations being proposed by HUD that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of...
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Breitbart Joins GOProud Advisory Board
This news just in from GOProud is sure to rankle what GOProud’s Chris Barron calls “the gay left.” From the conservative gay group: GOProud, the...
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Sen. Lieberman Announces Retirement From Senate
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) — one of the key champions of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal in the Senate — announces his Senate retirement: Live...
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U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down D.C. Marriage Initiative Case
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request by Bishop Harry Jackson and others to hear their case seeking an initiative on marriage equality...
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Hunter’s Not Giving Up on Stopping DADT Repeal Just Yet
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) — the House’s version of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal debate — isn’t taking his...
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DOJ Files DOMA Defense in First Circuit Cases
Today, the Department of Justice filed its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in...
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Obama: We must “make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.”
President Barack Obama tonight addressed Arizona — and the nation — at a memorial event held in the wake of the mass-shooting that killed six...
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CREW Seeks Ethics Investigation Following Swearing-In Snafu
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed papers with the Office of Congressional Ethics seeking an investigation into what it claims are constitutional,...
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Equality Matters Snags SLDN Spokesman
Word came this evening that Equality Matters, the new Media Matters for America venture that boasts prominent LGBT commentator and former Clinton gay liaison Richard...
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LCR: Appeal Should Continue or Stay on DADT Injunction Should Be Lifted
In a filing today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Log Cabin Republicans argue that the government’s request to stop...
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U.S. District Judge John Roll, Five Others Shot Dead; Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Others in Critical Condition
At a little before 5 p.m. today, Jan. 8, President Barack Obama addressed the nation regarding today’s shooting of more than a dozen people, including...
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First Week For Murphy Replacement Fitzpatrick Is a Rough One
One story from this first week of the 112th Congress bears special mention at Poliglot. Pennsylvania Republican Mike Fitzpatrick defeated Democrat Patrick Murphy in their...
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McCain, on DADT Repeal Act: “I will do everything I can to make it work.”
From The Hill today: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that he would work to help implement the repeal of the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t...
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Obama Renominates DuMont, Would Be First Gay Federal Appeals Judge
Today, President Barack Obama sent the name of Edward C. DuMont, a District resident, to the Senate for nomination to be a judge on the...
