All posts tagged "white house"
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Choi White House Protest Arrest Trial Set for Aug. 29
Former Lt. Dan Choi was in federal court today, the lone individual still facing charges from any of the 2010 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” protests...
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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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Winning the Future, LGBT-Style
The Obama administration — ever eager to advance its 2011 theme of “winning the future” — has now extended the three-word slogan to lesbian, gay,...
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Obama Announces Bin Laden Dead; Crowd Gathers Outside White House
[Photo, above: Luke Gruenhagen (second from left), Paul Organ (center), Jessica Gbegnom (second from right) stand on the raised cement barrier at the White House...
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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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Federal Prosecutor Faces Critical Court in DADT Protest Cases
Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela George today faced significant questions about the federal prosecution of 13 people who protested at the White House in 2010 in...
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White House Won’t Commit to Halting DADT Discharges — a Move Urged By Reid, Levin
Saying that they had been “focused” on the vote, a senior White House aide intimately familiar with the administration’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal efforts...
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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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After DADT Hearings, White House Meets With Repeal Groups
[Photo: Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) at Friday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing regarding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” A...
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AFER Co-Founder Goes From Fighting Prop 8 to Running Michelle Obama’s Communications Office
[Photo: Attorney Ted Olson speaks to Chad Griffin (right) and Kristina Schake before the start of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial challenging the constitutionality of...
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Pietrangelo and Choi: From the Fence to the Park
When Lt. Dan Choi...
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White House Reminder
In a letter to educators released Oct. 26, Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali provides guidance to educators on, among other topics,...
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DADT Roller Coaster
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit put a temporary hold on the injunction against enforcement of the...
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The DADT Meeting, As It Leaks
There has — thus far — only been one peep from the White House “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” meeting that was to begin at 4:30...
