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Obama, DNC Boycott Launched By AMERICABlog

AmericaBlog | John Aravosis | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


We are launching today a donor boycott of the DNC. It's really more of a "pause," than a boycott. Boycotts sounds so final, and angry. Whereas this c...

Obama's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Pledge Questioned By Gays

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama restated his campaign pledge to allow homosexual men and women to serve openly in the military, but many in ...

Obama To Take On "Don't Ask Don't Tell" At "Right Time": Jones

AP | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will focus "at the right time" on how to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in ...

Alcee Hastings Withdrew DADT Amendment Under White House "Pressure" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics


Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) has withdrawn an attempt to weaken "Don't Ask Don't Tell" under "pressure" from the White House, he said Wednesday. Has...

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Obama: Gays Will Be Pleased By End Of My Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


President Obama celebrated the anniversary of the Stonewall riots to at the White House Monday, and he used the opportunity to address some grumblings...

Service Members, Vets, and Families Marching for Justice

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

The protests against these shameful, archaic rules are growing louder by the day among progressives of all stripes, gay and straight.

Obama National Security Adviser Doesn't Know If "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Will Be Repealed

AP | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military is in the early ...