AP – In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to fulfill a campaign promise and repeal the 17-year policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Congress gave its final approval on Saturday to President Barack Obama’s historic drive to let gays serve openly in the US military for the first time, a landmark victory for gay rights. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Senate on Saturday backed President Barack Obama’s drive to let gays serve openly in the military for the first time in history and was set to give final congressional approval to the policy. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama is praising senators as they near passage of legislation that would overturn the military ban on openly gay troops. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US House of Representatives voted to end the US military ban on gays serving openly, leaving it to the Senate to seize what backers of repeal say may be their last chance for years. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
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 »
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