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Joe Lieberman to Retire: Instant Reactions
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsSo long, Joe. Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman will announce Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2012, according to a source close to the senator. The Democrat-turned-independent has served four terms in the Senate and was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000. Four years later, while running in the Democratic presidential primary, Lieberman coined the term "Joementum" to describe his campaign's potential -- although he failed to capture the nomination. Now that the "Joementum" is coming to an end, pundits and commentators are registering their reactions. Daily ...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas Won't Seek Third Term in 2012
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyRepublican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who has served three terms in the Senate, is hanging up her political hat next year and returning to Texas. "I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election in 2012," she wrote in a letter to supporters that was posted on Facebook. "That should give the people of Texas ample time to consider who my successor will be." She added: "When my current term is up, I will have served Texas for 19 years in the United States Senate. I intended to leave this office long before now, but I was persuaded to continue in order to avoid ...
Top Five Celebrity Activists: Lady Gaga and a Palin, Too
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyStar power goes a long way. Celebrities can often shed light, or make a big impact, on a cause or an issue in ways that even the best public relations campaign simply cannot. During World War II, Hollywood stars promoted war bonds, rationing and Victory gardens. These days, they take to social media and television to get their points across on myriad issues affecting the world. Five celebrities who made a difference this year: Lady Gaga: The pop superstar dipped her toe into celebrity activism in 2009 when she appeared at the National Equality March in Washington. But in 2010, Lady ...
Bipartisan Boogie
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DADT Repeal the Latest Thing Obama Has Done for Gays
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsThe repeal of the military's 17-year "don't ask, don't tell" policy is the latest, and to gay rights advocates the greatest, action President Barack Obama has taken on their behalf. But the historic signing ceremony caps two years of efforts on behalf of gay and lesbian rights, even as some administration officials worked at cross-purposes to defend anti-gay policies from past administrations. Despite the Department of Justice's defense of a federal law that forbids states from recognizing legally sanctioned same-sex marriages and its previous championing of "don't ask, don't tell" -- a ...
Obama Signs DADT Repeal, but Nothing's Changed (Not Yet, Anyway)
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsPresident Barack Obama was met with a celebratory reception Wednesday as he signed the landmark repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that banned gays from serving openly in the military. "In the coming days, we will begin the process laid out in the law" to implement the repeal of DADT, Obama said. For now, the president noted, "the old policy remains in place." Wait, the old policy remains in place? Related Stories DADT Repeal the Latest Thing Obama Has Done for Gays DADT Repeal: What Will -- And Likely Won't -- Happen Opinion: ...
DADT Repeal: What Will -- And Likely Won't -- Happen
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Now that President Barack Obama has signed the repeal of the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, what happens next? Here is what will -- and what some predict will -- take place as the military lifts the ban on open military service by gays and lesbians. Definitely Will Happen: Nothing immediately. DADT remains in effect until 60 days after Obama and military leaders certify they have a plan of action to ensure a smooth transition. That could take months. Implementation. Changes to policies, the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, personnel benefits and other areas ...
Opinion: What's Next for Gays After the DADT Repeal?
By B. Daniel Blatt - AOL NewsDespite all the hullabaloo over Senate passage of legislation repealing the Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces, gay men and lesbians will still have to wait a bit before being able to serve openly, to say nothing of making progress on other legislative fronts. "After President Obama signs the legislation," reports AP national security writer Robert Burns, "the Pentagon must still certify to Congress that the change won't damage combat readiness." That provision likely secured the support of the two most junior Republicans in ...
End of Military Gay Ban Is Pivotal Moment in History
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 18) -- The Senate's 65-31 vote to end the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military was more than historic. It was a long time coming. But for the men and women whose lives and careers were touched for so many years by the ban, it was mostly personal. For Grethe Cammermeyer, the Vietnam combat nurse who came out as a lesbian in 1989 and whose struggle to stay in the military made her famous, the Senate vote brought tears. It's "the relief of finally seeing that we can serve with dignity and with integrity and that people no longer have to lie," she said. For ...
House Votes to Repeal 'Don't Ask' as Focus Turns to Senate
By David Wood - Politics DailyCongress took a small step toward allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military Wednesday as the House voted, again, to repeal the 17-year-old ban on military gays. The action now moves to the Senate, where a similar bill awaits consideration in the frenzied final days of the lame-duck Congress. The House vote of 250-149 came after heated debate on the arguments that have echoed across the Capitol for months: how risky to combat readiness would it be to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly, and how fair is it to continue to ban them from military service? Critics threw aside ...
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