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12 14th, 2010| 
AFP – The chief of the US Marine Corps said Tuesday that ending a ban on openly gay troops in the military could jeopardize the lives of Marines in combat by undermining closely knit units. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
14
AP – An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questions President Barack Obama’s citizenship pleaded guilty Tuesday to one of two charges against him. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
14
AFP – US President Barack Obama’s Democratic allies in the House of Representatives pressed ahead Tuesday with a stand-alone bill that would repeal the US military ban on gays serving openly. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
14
AFP – The US Navy announced a successful test Friday of an electromagnetic cannon capable of firing a projectile 110 nautical miles (200 kilometers) at five times the speed of sound. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
14
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates voiced disappointment Friday after a bid to repeal a ban on gays in the military failed in the Senate, warning the issue could play out in a chaotic way in the courts. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
13
AFP – The United States’ top military officer was in Baghdad Monday, an American army spokesman said, as US troops enter the final year of their mission in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
13
AP – Three military veterans who were discharged under the law that prohibits gays from serving openly in uniform sued the government Monday to be reinstated and to pressure lawmakers to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law before a new Congress is sworn in. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
10
AP – President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to try again to repeal the military’s ban on openly gay service members before the end of the year. Read the rest of this entry »