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Pentagon Review: Troops Don't Care About DADT

... and they don't need separate bathrooms

(Newser) - All those leaked reports were right: The Pentagon's 10-month review on Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially out, and it concludes that most troops don't consider it a big deal to serve with fellow service members who are gay, reports the Washington Post . "The risk of repeal of Don't...

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Here to Stay: Graham

Lame duck session will sit on the issue, says senator

(Newser) - The military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays isn't going away anytime soon, predicts South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. "There is no groundswell of opposition coming from our military. I don’t think there’s anywhere near the votes to repeal DADT on the Republican side,...

Gay Officer Dismissed Under DADT Will Rejoin Air Force

US appeals ruling, but does not ask for stay

(Newser) - An openly gay Air Force officer who was dismissed in 2006 under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will rejoin the military, the Washington Post reports. A federal judge ordered Maj. Margaret Witt’s reinstatement in September; the Obama administration appealed that decision as expected, but did not ask for...

Democrats: We Have the Votes to Repeal 'Don't Ask'

If they play nice, they say they can break McCain filibuster

(Newser) - Senate Democrats say they have the support to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, even if John McCain tries to filibuster it. “I am confident that we have more than 60 votes,” Joe Lieberman told reporters yesterday, according to the Hill . “I repeat, there’s more...

Reid Promises Votes on DADT, Immigration

But both have been blocked by Republicans before

(Newser) - Harry Reid is itching for a fight: he’s promising votes on both Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and the DREAM Act, which offers a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, by the end of the Senate’s lame-duck session. Reid aides told gay activists yesterday that he and...

Jon Stewart Skewers McCains Over DADT

One day John McCain may regret his stance, correspondents warn

(Newser) - Jon Stewart and his team have a message for John McCain: It gets worse. The Daily Show correspondents (with special guest Sean Hayes) delivered a very special PSA to McCain with that message last night, warning him that if he continues to fight Don't Ask, Don't Tell, someday he'll be...

McCain: I'm Cool With Cindy's Ad
 McCain: I'm Cool With Cindy's Ad 
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Nov 14, 2010 12:11 PM CST

McCain: I'm Cool With Cindy's Ad

Senator respects 'First Amendment rights of every member of my family'

(Newser) - John McCain's just fine with wife Cindy's stance (or revised stance? ) on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, telling Meet the Press that "I respect the First Amendment rights of every member of my family." The missus McCain backtracked on her appearance in an ad calling for the repeal...

Cindy McCain OK With 'Don't Ask' After All

She tweets support of husband's stance on gay ban

(Newser) - Well this is confusing. Cindy McCain made headlines this week for appearing in anti-bullying ad in which she criticized "political leaders" for telling gay teens "they can't serve our country openly." It was seen as a clear indictment of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, which a certain senator...

Supreme Court Allows 'Don't Ask'—for Now

Can stay in place while it winds through lower courts

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today allowed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military to remain in place while a federal appeals court considers the issue. The court did not comment in denying a request from the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights group, to step into...

Cindy McCain Slams DADT
 Cindy McCain 
 Slams DADT 
Nov 12, 2010 7:43 AM CST

Cindy McCain Slams DADT

...while her husband fights for it in Washington

(Newser) - Cindy McCain blasts “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in a celebrity-studded anti-bullying video—while her husband works to keep the measure alive in Congress. “Our political and religious leaders tell LGBT youth that they have no future,” she says in the spot. “They can’t...

Pentagon: It's Safe to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

More than 70% of troops surveyed are fine with it

(Newser) - The Pentagon’s report on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will conclude that there is little to no risk in repealing the policy during wartime, sources tell the Washington Post . More than 70% of the troops surveyed said lifting the ban would have a positive, mixed, or nonexistent impact,...

John McCain Blocking 'Don't Ask' Repeal

As he promised to do in his primary

(Newser) - There are two things that could prevent Congress from repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: The dwindling congressional calendar, and John McCain. Though historically open to repeal, McCain promised to preserve the law during his primary battle with JD Hayworth, the New York Times explains. Since then, he’s...

Gates: Repeal 'Don't Ask' ASAP

...Before Republicans take over

(Newser) - Robert Gates wants Congress to repeal the law preventing gays from openly serving in the military as quickly as possible—before Republicans take over in January and prevent it from happening at all. “I would like to see the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,...

Appeals Court Extends Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Policy to stay in place while government appeals

(Newser) - The law barring gay men and women from serving openly in the military will remain in place until at least next spring, a federal appeals court has decided. The three-judge panel voted 2-1 in favor of continuing to block a decision from a lower court which banned the Pentagon from...

Angry Gay Voters Weigh Skipping Polls

Movement leaders say Dems in for rude awakening

(Newser) - If Democrats think they can depend on the gay community on Election Day, they’d better think again: Gay people throughout the US are having doubts over whether to vote at all this year, the AP reports. “We're just used as a piggyback for them to get into office,...

Pentagon Can Enforce 'Don't Ask'—Again

Confused? Another ruling will do doubt some soon

(Newser) - Keeping track of the "don't ask, don't tell" developments? Good luck with that. It's once again OK for the Pentagon to enforce the policy while the legal case proceeds. But considering it told recruiters only yesterday not to do that, the actual effect of today's ruling is what may...

Military Recruiters Accepting Gay Applicants

Pentagon orders move while legal case proceeds

(Newser) - The military is accepting openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history, even as it tries in the courts to slow the movement to abolish its "don't ask, don't tell" policy. A Pentagon spokeswoman said recruiters had been given top-level guidance to accept applicants who say...

Pentagon to Comply With DADT Ruling

But don't 'come out' just yet, observers say

(Newser) - Gay service members are—for now—free to come out of the closet, though advocacy groups don't recommend doing so just yet. The Obama administration has asked to delay the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," but the Pentagon says it will comply immediately with the court's order...

US Asks Judge to Put 'Don't Ask' Ruling on Hold

White House wants stay pending appeal

(Newser) - The Justice Department has asked a US judge to allow the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays to continue during an appeal. In court papers, the Obama administration says the case raises serious legal questions and that the government will be irreparably harmed unless the current policy...

Gates: Don't End DADT Abruptly

This is a job for Congress, not the courts, he says

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says an abrupt end to 'Dont' Ask, Don't Tell' could have "enormous consequences" for American troops. He didn't answer directly when asked by the Washington Post whether the government should appeal a worldwide injunction stopping enforcement of the policy, but said that the Pentagon should...

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