Nov 2

Police probe latest shooting at US military building 
    (AFP)

AFP – Police on Tuesday said shots were fired at a US Coast Guard office in Virginia overnight and investigators suspected the incident could be the fifth in a series of shootings targeting military buildings. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 2

Court keeps military ban on gays during appeal 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A federal appeals court on Monday ordered the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay troops to remain in place while the Obama administration challenges a lower-court opinion declaring the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law unconstitutional. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 2

Appeals court extends life of gay military policy 
    (AP)

AP – A federal appeals court on Monday indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge’s order halting enforcement of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, heightening pressure on the Obama administration to persuade the U.S. Senate to repeal the law before a new Congress is sworn in. Read the rest of this entry »