Articles in Category: 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

GOP 2012 Hopeful Rick Santorum Focuses on Social Issues

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: November 7, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Abortion, Defense of Marriage Act, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Federal Marriage Amendment, Hogan Gidley, Iowa, marriage, Mexico City Policy, Mike Huckabee, News, Personhood Amendment, Rick Santorum, Tommy Thompson, Politics

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Washington Week

By: Elizabeth Letchworth | Posted: November 29, 2010 4:05 AM

Congress reconvenes for the second leg of its lame-duck session on Monday with a long “to-do” list. As with any “to-do” list come dates by which the chores need to be completed.

TAGS: Department of Defense, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Harry Reid, Medicare, Nancy Pelosi, News, Unemployment Benefits, Columns

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Charlie Crist on Hotseat in Final Senate Debate

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 27, 2010 4:05 AM

Challenging Charlie Crist's credibility, NBC News' David Gregory hammered away at the independent Senate candidate's "evolving" positions on a host of issues Tuesday night.

TAGS: Charlie Crist, David Gregory, Debate, Democrat, Don't Ask Don't Tell, gay adoptions, Homosexuals, Immigration, independent, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, News, Republican, Senate, Social Security, U.S. Senate, Politics

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Will Obama Use Florida Law to Push Defeated Agenda?

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 23, 2010 5:32 PM

An ambiguously worded state statute could put Florida in the middle of another national controversy this fall.

TAGS: Bush tax cuts, Charlie Crist, Democratic Party, Don't Ask Don't Tell, DREAM Act, filibuster, George LeMieux, Jeff Kottkamp, Kendrick Meek, Lance deHaven Smith, Marco Rubio, News, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Politics

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Senate Republicans Block 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: September 22, 2010 4:05 AM

An effort to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy signed into law by Bill Clinton back in 1993 failed in the U.S. Senate Tuesday as Democrats, looking to allow homosexuals to serve openly in the military, could not muster enough votes to break a Republican-led filibuster.

TAGS: Bill Clinton, Bill Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Charlie Crist, Don't Ask Don't Tell, FRC, George LeMieux, Harry Reid, John McCain, Kendrick Meek, Lady Gaga, Mark Pryor, News, Tony Perks

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