All posts tagged "sldn"
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What Is DOD Thinking?
Early Wednesday morning, I wrote, “What Is DOJ Thinking?“ Today, the bigger question appears to be, “What is DOD thinking?” As reported in The New...
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BREAKING: DADT IS SUSPENDED
U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has suspended enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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State of Play
Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, had a key legislative priority for the 111th
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DADT Taking Hits
From the courthouse to the U.S. Capitol and from MTV to CNN, the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy is front and center as the...
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Reid: Defense Act — Including DADT Repeal — Vote Next Week
In an email to supporters, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced his intention to take up the National Defense Authorization Act — which contains language...
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Gaga Takes On DADT
[UPDATE AT 2AM: After winning eight awards at MTV’s Video Music Awards, the above capture is now the landing page for Lady Gaga’s website. It...
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Spousal Surveys and Partner Input
Members of the Pentagon working group reviewing ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal implementation are looking for opportunities to meet with the same-sex partners of current...
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Air Force Agrees To 21-Day Notice Of Any Fehrenbach Discharge
In a joint agreement filed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, lawyers for Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach and the U.S. Air...
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Surveying Headaches
The Department of Defense mailed out 400,000 surveys to servicemembers on Wednesday, July 7, with half going to active servicemembers and the other half going...
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LGBT Groups Still Split on DOD Troops Survey
[UPDATE: The Pentagon held a news conference for reporters regarding the survey at 4:15 p.m. Friday afternoon. My report, “Pentagon Pushes Back,” details what was...
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Pentagon Pushes Back
In a late Friday afternoon news conference, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell defended the 103-question survey distributed to 400,000 active-duty and reserve servicemembers about the possible...
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SLDN to Gay Servicemembers: Stay Away from DADT Survey
[UPDATE: Please refer to “Questions’ Quagmire” for a full article on this issue, in which the Human Rights Campaign and Palm Center do not take...
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Questions' Quagmire
The Department of Defense mailed out 400,000 surveys to servicemembers on Wednesday, July 7, with half going to active servicemembers and the other half going...
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Policy Perspectives
When contrasted, two urgent messages sent regarding ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' illustrate the delicate nature of the repeal compromise reached last week. The compromise puts...
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Cammermeyer Named to Pentagon Panel
In the scope of the near-daily developments regarding the future of the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, this week – following the congressional votes...
