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Kirk to miss 'don't ask' repeal bill signing
WASHINGTON — Mark Kirk, the new Republican senator from Illinois, has said thanks but no thanks to an invitation from the White House to attend a Wednesday ceremony where President Barack Obama will sign into law a historic repeal of the ban on gays...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Mark Kirk, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Dec 20: Poll Results
WGN NewsMORNING NEWS POLL: Do you support repealing the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy? Yes: 66% No: 34% MIDDAY NEWS POLL: Yes: % No: % NEWS AT NINE POLL: Do you think Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's expansion of training will...Tags: WGN
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'DON'T ASK' FIGHT GETS LIEBERMAN SOME SUPPORT
altimari@courant.comU.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is being lauded by many Democrats for his successful battle against the government's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. The liberal blog My Left Nutmeg hasn't shown Lieberman a lot of love in...Tags: Joe Lieberman, Democratic Party, John McCain, Barack Obama, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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In Theory: Should 'Don't Ask' law be repealed?
The government is debating whether or not to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the U.S. military's 17-year-old policy prohibiting openly gay and lesbian servicemen and women from serving in the military. Some say that the military would benefit from the...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Minority Groups, Wars and Interventions, Defense, Justice System
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American paradox: Political correctness coexists with extreme vulgarity
Our society has pulled off quite the paradoxical feat, being at once tolerant of rampant, base vulgarity and sensitive to the slightest slur. It's much like the Orwellian "doublethink," wherein one can hold two opposing ideas at the same time, believing...Tags: Halloween, Cultural Development, Culture, Arts and Culture, Book
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HUD Offers Latest Obama Administration Attempt To Strengthen LGBT Rights Through Regulation
Staff reporterThe Department of Housing and Urban Development unveiled a series of proposed rules on Thursday designed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals from discrimination when applying for federal housing assistance. The HUD proposal marks...Tags: Human Rights, Minority Groups, Crimes, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Charm City gets Second City treatment
Let's face it. Baltimore is ripe for satirizing. We've probably got more offbeat people, more distinctive edifices, more colorful history and habits per block than any metropolitan area in the country. Oh yeah, and some crime.
The folks at Second City...Tags: New York, The Second City, Andrews Sisters (music group), Republican Party, Elections
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Rep. Huelskamp co-sponsors bill to delay DADT repeal
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsRep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) is co-sponsoring legislation aimed at delaying the repeal the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. The Restore Military Readiness Act was introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). The legislation requires all four...Tags: Democratic Party, Minority Groups, Manufacturing and Engineering, Defense, Duncan Hunter
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Obama hints shift on gay marriage
President Obama's public position has long been that he doesn't support gay marriage.
But at a fund-raising event in San Francisco Wednesday night, Obama was talking about how his work is not finished. He said it would take more than one term "for us...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, San Francisco, Minority Groups, Barack Obama
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Group wrong on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
As one would expect, we are once again given a Chicken Little-like reaction from the state director of the Concerned Women of America of South Dakota who comes down on the wrong side of the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Believing the sky will fall...Tags: Maine, Gays and Lesbians, Human Rights, South Dakota, Minority Groups
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Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' mistake
Rather than working to prevent shutdown of the government and ensuring job growth, Sen. Reid, D-Nev., and his liberal allies are placating the homosexual special interest by repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. DADT is the policy barring homosexuals from...Tags: Minority Groups, Defense, Activism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gays and Lesbians
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A look at 2010 politics
Let's look at the events of 2010 through this columnist's eyes. Hilary Clinton was voted the most admired woman for the ninth year in a row. That is quite an accomplishment considering the assault launched against her by conservative talk radio and...Tags: Kansas, South Carolina, New York, Human Rights, Barack Obama
Dec 21, 2010
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Jan 7, 2011
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Jan 21, 2011
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Jan 6, 2011
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Apr 21, 2011
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Jan 20, 2011
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Jan 4, 2011
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Jan 4, 2011
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