All posts tagged "executive order"
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Obama’s State of the Union address receives praise from advocates
President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress, making brief reference to the LGBT...
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Sen. Tom Harkin: “We’re going to move ENDA this year”
The chairman of the Senate committee overseeing one of the last major pieces of LGBT-rights legislation today promised movement on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. During...
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Barney Frank: ENDA victory not tied to executive order
Former Rep. Barney Frank isn’t buying arguments that the signing of an executive order that would prohibit federal contractors from discrimination on the basis of...
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Hope and an Executive Order
Sen. Barack Obama was well on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for president in late February 2008. It was more than a month...
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White House Gives No Updates on Workplace Nondiscrimination Executive Order
The White House provided no new updates Wednesday on an executive order that would prohibit federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation...
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Obama Campaign Launches LGBT Outreach Effort, With HRC’s Solmonese Wearing Two Hats
Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese was on double duty today, serving as the main speaker on the launch of the Obama for America campaign’s...
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Stick in the Eye
Whether or not we are hard-core political junkies, most of us in the LGBT community share some common understandings about politics as it relates to...
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Washington Post Editorial Board: “No Principled Reason” for White House Inaction on Executive Order
The Washington Post editorial board tonight strongly criticized President Obama’s decision...
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White House Defends EO Decision, Saying “Time Is Right” for ENDA — and Prompting More Criticism
Facing continued fallout from the Obama administration’s decision not to proceed with an executive order banning LGBT discrimination by federal contractors, White House spokesman Shin...
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White House Says No Federal Contractor Nondiscrimination Executive Order “At This Time”
President Obama does not plan to sign an executive order at this time banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or...
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Obama White House, Campaign Silent on Federal Contractor LGBT Nondiscrimination Policy Questions
Since Metro Weekly‘s exclusive reporting on March 8 that...
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High-Dollar Dem Donors Talk With Obama, Celebrating LGBT Successes But Looking for More
[Photo: Contractors, Obama for America staff and attendees of Feb. 9, 2012, fundraiser for President Obama’s re-election work and mill around outside the D.C. home...
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Washington Post, New York Times Opinion Pages Cover Contractor Executive Order Proposal
Quick on the heels of Metro Weekly‘s exclusive reporting this weekend and on Feb. 6 about a proposed executive order to prohibit sexual orientation and...
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From Partner Benefits to Affirmative Action, Proposed Contractor Executive Order Specifics Discussed
With the senior policy advisor for Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) telling Metro Weekly on Feb. 4 that timing is key for President Obama to take...
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Advocates Lay Out Case for Obama Contractor Executive Order in Memo to Rep. Barney Frank
Although the White House remains silent about the status of a proposed executive order to ban LGBT discrimination among federal contractors, some of D.C.’s leading...
