All posts tagged "dadt"
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ENDA's Absence
It wasn't supposed to be like this for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. As the members of Congress put in place the final priorities for the...
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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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Holiday Blues
I'd really like to stop writing about ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' Some amount of political fatigue would be expected in any protracted battle, and if...
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New Chance for Repeal
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters on Dec. 14, ''Today Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) is introducing a new standalone bill to allow for...
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DADT Goes Back to Court
On Dec. 13, lawyers for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of three servicemembers ousted under ''Don't Ask,...
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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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Gay military group protests Senate's failed vote [video]
Michelle Benecke of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network told a crowd of supporters that ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a lie.'' She appeared alongside Aubrey Sarvis,...
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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”...
