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Obama to LGBT: Judge by promises kept
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama said today, at the White House, that he should be judged by the promises he keeps. He said so to an audience promised much. The president addressed a few hundred at an East Room......Tags: National Government, Government, Crimes, Heads of State, Employees
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Obama: 'Don't ask, don't tell' won't do
The Swampby Katherine Skiba and Peter Nicholas President Obama, speaking to the nation's largest gay rights organization, pledged tonight to end the law prohibiting openly gay and lesbian citizens from serving in the military. "I will end 'don't ask, don't tell';....Tags: Government, Environmental Pollution, Heads of State, Barney Frank, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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DADT deal hinges on Congress
The SwampSen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), pictured earlier this month, is an architect of a deal that would repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) by Christi Parsons and Lisa Mascaro President Obama reached a deal with....Tags: Government, Elections, Heads of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Activism
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Gay rights group: Target protest to continue
The Swampby Tom Hamburger and Jennifer Martinez Following the breakdown of negotiations, the nation's leading gay rights organization said Monday that it will continue to protest Target Corp. over a donation used to support a Republican gubernatorial candidate...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Democratic Party, Target Brands, Inc., Elections, YouTube
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McCain: Marriage... Wife: Gay rights
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain maintains that marriage is between a man and woman. Wife Cindy McCain and daughter Meghan McCain are campaigning for the gay marriage amendment in California. "We have spirited discussions about various issues in our family,........Tags: John McCain, Don Imus, Republican Party, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians
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Don't ask, don't tell: Admiral for repeal
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The nation's top uniformed officer said today that he supports allowing gays to serve openly the military, providing a powerful voice of support for President Obama call to lift the legal ban on their service. Launching......Tags: Lawyers, John McCain, U.S. Department of Defense, Bill Clinton, Colin Powell
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Obama ordering gay rights respected
The Swampby Mark Silva Janice Langbehn got a phone call from the president. President Barack Obama called her, according to her lawyers at Lambda Legal, to voice his sympathy for the loss of her partner, Lisa Pond, who had lapsed into......Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Government Health Care, Social Issues, Medicare, White House
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'Hit the Wall' is a raw, ambitious telling of historic fight for gay rights
We think we know what happened on the sticky-hot night of June 27, 1969, at a Greenwich Village bar known as the Stonewall Inn. A weary drag queen finally kicked a nasty cop, the story usually goes, leading to riots in the streets, a line in the sand...Tags: Greenwich Village, Gays and Lesbians, Manhattan (New York City), Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Rights
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Now is the time for a sports hero to speak
"Now is the time…" -- Martin Luther King, Aug. 28, 1963 Brendon Ayanbadejo is wrong. It is painful to say that. Ayanbadejo's heart is in a good place and the advice he gave last week on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" was practical and well intentioned....
Tags: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Chris Culliver, San Francisco 49ers, Sports, National Football League
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Bill Rosendahl, happy warrior
Robert Kennedy was a young Bill Rosendahl's hope for the White House, but Kennedy's rival, Hubert Humphrey, practiced the "happy warrior" style of politics that represents the principles Rosendahl has embraced. As he leaves the Los Angeles City Council...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Los Angeles International Airport, Voting, Elections, Television
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Even now, being gay is dangerous
Mark Carson was shot in the face because he's gay. His alleged killer, 33-year old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York's Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling antigay slurs. When Carson walked away,...Tags: Greenwich Village, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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South Florida gay community thrilled by Obama's speech
When he heard the president's words last Monday, Norm Kent said he jumped out of his chair and threw up his right fist as if "Giancarlo Stanton had just hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Marlins." Carole Benowitz said, "I had goosebumps....Tags: Ronald Reagan, New York City, Elections, Palm Beach County, Gays and Lesbians
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