All posts tagged "leon panetta"
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The Faces of DADT Repeal Politics, September 20, 2011
[Photo, above: Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” at a news...
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DADT's Countdown
An earlier version of this story was published at 5:53 p.m. July 22. The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” passed its last significant hurdle...
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This Is Done, Take Two: DADT Repeal Certification
On Dec. 22, 2010, President Barack Obama looked up after signing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act into law and told the audience assembled,...
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Military Ready for DADT Repeal Certification, But Log Cabin Pushes Forward With Court Challenge
Pentagon officials told Metro Weekly this evening that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were...
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WSJ, NBC Report That Pentagon DADT Certification Is Coming Friday
Both the Wall Street Journal and NBC News are reporting this evening that top Pentagon officials — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen,...
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Moratorium Issued on DADT Discharges; No Decision on Appeal
The Pentagon has stopped all enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in a memorandum issued to military branch secretaries dated today, following a July 6...
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White House: DADT Repeal “Implementation Will Happen Whomever Serves as Secretary of Defense”
The White House responded this evening to questions about if and how the planned June 30 resignation date of Defense Secretary Robert Gates would impact...
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Obama to Nominate Panetta as Defense Secretary, Shakeup Could Impact DADT-Repeal Timeline
President Barack Obama plans to nominate Leon Panetta, currently serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a...
