AFP – A Pentagon study said ending a ban on gay soldiers serving openly would create no serious problem for the US military, as the White House pressed for repealing the law. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A Pentagon study released Tuesday said ending a ban on gay soldiers serving openly would create no serious problem for the US military and that a “solid majority” of troops expressed no objection to the change. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US military on Tuesday plans to release a long-awaited report on the effect of lifting a ban on gays serving openly in uniform, possibly paving the way for a Senate vote to repeal the law. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – North Korea fired artillery shells at a small island in the South on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, injuring about 20 people and setting houses on fire just 120 km (75 miles) west of the capital Seoul. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he intends to bring the ban on gays openly serving in the military to a vote during the current lame duck session of Congress. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will call for a vote after Thanksgiving on legislation that would allow gays to serve openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Supreme Court on Friday kept intact the ban on gays openly serving in the military as lower courts review the issue. Read the rest of this entry »