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Military Gays Demand Greater Equality

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- At a campaign event in Maryland on Friday, President Barack Obama trumpeted the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy as a signat...

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Vet Heckles Perry Over Controversial Ad

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was heckled Sunday in Ames, Iowa over his recent ad criticizing President Barack Obama for signing legisl...

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Herman Cain: I Should Have Spoken Up After Gay Soldier Was Booed

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- (AP/The Huffington Post) Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says that he should not have stayed silent after the audience at ...

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Gay Military Members Wear Uniforms To Big LGBT Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The 15th annual fundraising dinner for the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday was different from past events for one big reason: Openly g...

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Obama Blasts GOP Candidates' Silence When Gay Soldier Was Booed

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama forcefully called for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act on Saturday night at the annual Human Rights Campaign fu...

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Obama Headlines Gay Rights Dinner

AP | By JULIE PACE | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a sharp rebuke of his Republican rivals, President Barack Obama said anyone who wants to be commander in chief must support the entir...

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Fair Opportunity, Greater Effort

Joe Sestak | Posted 11.20.2011

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My belief in the repeal of DADT is based upon my experience of the conviction that the more people given a fair opportunity for their own achievement means a greater effort for the common purpose of America.

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Obama Hails DADT Repeal: 'Today, Every American Can Be Proud'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) -- President Barack Obama is marking the end of the ban on gays serving in the military. He says the armed forces ...

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Pentagon: U.S. Military Is Ready For The End Of DADT

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 11.19.2011

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By ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The military has begun accepting applications from openly gay recruits but will not act on them unt...

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Lawmakers Seek To Delay DADT Repeal

AP | By DONNA CASSATA | Posted 11.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Two top Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee have asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to delay the new policy allowing gay...

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Prominent Gay Rights Protesters Make Amends With Obama

Posted 08.22.2011

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By Mark Egan NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama has delivered important political victories for gays but is unlikely to push his support for ga...

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Military: Half Of U.S. Forces Trained On DADT Repeal

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 08.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — More than a million U.S. troops – roughly half the armed forces – have been trained on the new law allowing gays to ser...

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Log Cabin Republicans Urge Immediate End To 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

AP | Posted 05.28.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Gay rights advocates on Monday filed a challenge to a request by the Obama administration to keep the repealed "don't ask, don't...

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Military Service Chiefs Ready To Move Forward Quickly On DADT Repeal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Although several military service chiefs expressed opposition to repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, President Obama has spoken to them sin...

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Obama Press Conference: President Discusses 'Season Of Progress' At Year-End News Conference

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Buoyant in political victory, President Barack Obama on Wednesday wrapped up a long, rough year in Washington by rejoicing in a rar...

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DADT Repeal: Obama Signing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Bill Into Law

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a new law Wednesday that will allow gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America's m...

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How Do You Feel About The DADT Repeal?

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama signed the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" into law today. What is your reaction to this historic event? Submit your resp...

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DADT Repeal Could Come Down To Obama-McCain Proxy Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The decision by congressional Democrats to put forward a standalone repeal of the military's ban on openly gay servicemembers may pit Pr...

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Will Scott Brown's Support For DADT Repeal Boost His Reelection Prospects?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) may be breaking away from his Tea Party supporters who poured blood, sweat and tears into getting him into of...

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DADT Repeal Advocates Call For More Aggressive White House Outreach To Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With negotiations heating up over whether the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be brought up in the lame duck session of C...

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Obama DOJ Objects To DADT Injunction

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN DIEGO — Attorneys for the Obama administration objected Thursday to a proposed worldwide injunction being considered by a California federal...

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White House Seeks To Speed Up 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A proposal to step up the repeal of the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military but still allow the Pentagon time &...

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