All posts tagged "dadt"
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Done Deal
Way back in 1993, I was a young activist filled with the desire to make the world a better place for gays and lesbians. Many...
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Banner Day
Saturday night's holiday concert by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington began with director Jeff Buhrman saying to roaring applause, ''Today was a historic day,''...
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Signing Is Not the End
Although President Barack Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law on Wednesday, Dec. 22, the law remains in effect...
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A Long Year — With a Well-Deserved End to DADT
On Jan. 27, President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to give his State of the Union address. In it, he said, ''This...
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The Day After That: The Question Repeal Raises
In President Barack Obama’s “end of the year” news conference, he opened by discussing the successes of the lame-duck session of Congress. In part, he...
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DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL ACT OF 2010 IS LAW
At a little past 9 a.m. today, Dec. 22, President Barack Obama signed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law in...
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DADT Repeal Act Becomes Law
At a little past 9 a.m. Dec. 22, President Barack Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law in a...
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Pelosi, Others Celebrate “Joyful Day” at DADT Repeal Act Ceremony
[Photo: The audience and members of the media — as well as a set of pens — await the arrival of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who...
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UPDATE: DADT Repeal Signing Is Wednesday Morning
[Photo: President Barack Obama makes Congressional calls from the Oval Office on Dec. 18 before the final Senate vote repealing the ban on gay men...
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Full Circle — With a Lot of Work
It was not a close vote. With 63 senators on one side and 33 senators on the other – and four not voting – the...
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News Analysis: Today’s DADT Repeal Vote, by the Numbers
[Photo: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks to reporters after the successful cloture vote on the bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on...
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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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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...
