All posts tagged "jay carney"
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White House: Obama’s Views on LGBT Issues “Quite Significantly Different” Than Santorum, Mum on Marriage
Responding to a question from Metro Weekly about former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R)’s claim in New Hampshire on Jan. 9 that he and President...
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White House Briefing: North Carolina Marriage Amendment and DADT Repeal
Today at the White House briefing, Metro Weekly sought clarification about the earlier White House statement regarding the North Carolina marriage amendment slated for the...
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BREAKING: Obama Endorses DOMA Repeal Bill, Respect for Marriage Act, Spokesman Says
White House press secretary Jay Carney announced today that President Barack Obama supports the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the Defense of...
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White House Briefing: Bond, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Obama
In today’s White House briefing both Metro Weekly and Kerry Eleveld with Equality Matters got in questions about LGBT issues, with Eleveld following up on...
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What New York Wrought
Days after the New...
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In Advance of Obama Broadway Events, White House Plays Down Hopes for Obama Marriage Statement
[Obama for America 2012 representatives gather outside the Broadway Theater production of Sister Act on June 23, in preparation for President Obama’s evening visit and...
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Obama’s Evolution Will Be Televised — and Questioned
Asked about “the president’s views on the gay marriage bill in New York,” White House press secretary Jay Carney started giving a series of answers...
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White House Sidesteps Deportation Moratorium, Favors Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Asked today to explain the difference between a 2009 moratorium on deporting certain widows and widowers of U.S. citizens and the White House’s failure to...
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White House Briefing: Holder, Clement and DOMA
From this morning’s off-camera press gaggle with White House press secretary Jay Carney: QUESTION: A question on the situation regarding the Defense of Marriage...
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LGBT Issues @ the Briefing: ENDA and DADT
In LGBT news from today’s White House press briefing transcript: Q: One of the President’s goals has been the passage of the Employment Nondiscrimination...
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White House Spokesman: Ending Anti-LGBT Violence a “Critical Issue”
Following up on the earlier news regarding the desire of the U.S. and Brazil to create a Special Rapporteur for LGBT issues at the Organization...
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White House Press Secretary Suggests DADT Court Defense Will Continue
Notwithstanding the government’s decision to stop defending Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act against constitutional challenges, White House press secretary Jay Carney suggested...
