All posts tagged "mike mullen"
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Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Transgender ban hurts military readiness
–Retired Admiral Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, in a declaration submitted to...
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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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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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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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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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Matters of Honor
I've struggled to explain at times why the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' takes such overwhelming priority on my personal to-do list for gay...
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Military v. McCain
Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who in February told the Senate Armed Services Committee that his personal opinion was...
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Ready for Change
At a news conference at the Pentagon this afternoon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke about the release of the Pentagon working group report examining implementation...
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Eight Days in a Changed World
During the next eight days, efforts aimed at stopping discrimination in two of the most traditionally conservative (and heterosexual) of institutions – marriage and the...
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Counting the Votes
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the long-awaited Pentagon working group report on the implementation of a repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' will be...
