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 – 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 – 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 – 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 Senate could vote early next week on a bill that permits the Pentagon to end a ban on gays serving openly in the military, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” a top lawmaker said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Senate could vote early next week on a bill that permits the Pentagon to end a ban on gays serving openly in the military, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” a top lawmaker said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US military authorities lost track or mishandled remains at thousands of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, where many national heroes are buried, a Senate report revealed Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Senate has rejected emergency funding for military operations in Afghanistan, sending it back to the House of Representatives because it included billions in non-military spending. Read the rest of this entry »
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