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12 9th, 2010| 
AP – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday he would demand a vote on letting gays serve openly in the military, a test of whether Republicans have dropped their objections to overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” after a Pentagon study found it could be done without hurting military effectiveness. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Boeing said Wednesday its employees acted in an “exemplary” fashion in handling EADS data erroneously sent by the US Air Force to its rival in bidding for a big aerial refueling tanker contract. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A top democrat said Tuesday the US Senate had the time and votes necessary this year to lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military, countering protests by Republicans that it won’t happen. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – In his drive to end a ban on gays in the military, US President Barack Obama got an unexpected boost during his latest visit to Afghanistan, as a female singer performed “I Kissed a Girl.” Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A suicide blast hit a flea market set up outside a joint US-Afghan military base in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, killing at least two Afghan soldiers and wounding foreign and Afghan forces. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Monday he was pessimistic that Congress would act this month to lift a ban on openly gay troops in the US military. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A suicide blast hit a flea market set up outside a joint US-Afghan military base in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, killing at least two Afghan soldiers and wounding foreign and Afghan forces. Read the rest of this entry »