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Piece by Piece, Obama Undoing President Bill Clinton's Actions
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsANALYSIS WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's stunning announcement that it now considers the Defense of Marriage Act indefensible because it discriminates against gay couples was more than a sign of the times. It was yet one more reason Barack Obama is the un-Bill Clinton. From gay rights to Wall Street reform, Obama has taken actions his fellow Democrat wished he could have during his presidency or which, a decade after leaving office, he regrets he didn't: Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images Former President Bill Clinton, right, said he "didn't like" signing the Defense of ...
How Do N.C. Republicans View Democrats' 2012 Charlotte Convention?
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyCHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- It was no surprise that elected officials here would write a letter of welcome to the Democratic National Committee while anticipating the millions of dollars expected to follow the delegates, media and assorted visitors when the party's 2012 convention comes to town. We "extend our greetings and heartfelt thanks" to the committee, said the letter from the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, read loud and clear at last week's meeting. It went on to extol the "Southern traditions and hospitality" of Charlotte's "vibrant, diverse community." But while the ...
Pentagon Outlines Plans to Implement 'Don't Ask' Repeal
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The Pentagon, releasing the first details of its plan to implement a new law that will allow gays to serve openly in the military, said today it could begin training troops in February and could be certifiably ready to drop the "don't ask, don't tell" policy by the end of 2011. Defense Secretary Robert Gates set Feb. 4 as the deadline for officials to deliver their plan to integrate gays into the military. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright, right, and Clifford Stanley, defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness, ...
Ban on Gays in Military Cost $193 Million in Five Years
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe Pentagon's ban on gays serving openly in the military dismissed 3,664 service members between 2004 and 2009 at a cost to taxpayers of $193.3 million, according to a new government audit. That's roughly $53,000 per expelled service member during the five year span, according to the Government Accountability Office report released Thursday. The GAO found the bulk of those funds -- $185.6 million -- was spent to recruit and train replacements for those gays and lesbians forced out under the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The rest of the money was administrative ...
Lt. Dan Choi Gets Ring Back From Harry Reid After DADT Is Repealed [VIDEO]
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThe ring is back with its rightful owner. Fulfilling a promise made to Lt. Dan Choi, an Iraq War vet who was discharged from the Army under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid returned Choi's West Point military academy graduation ring on the day of the presidential signing ceremony that repealed the restriction that kept gays and lesbians from serving openly. Choi had given Reid his ring in July and asked the senator to keep it until "don't ask, don't tell" was repealed. A hesitant Reid agreed. Here's a chronology of the ring drama that was put ...
Obama Signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Into Law
By not in system - AOL NewsAmid applause, cries of thanks and chants of "Yes we can!," President Obama on Wednesday repealed the U.S. military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, which had banned gay service members from serving openly in the armed services. Proclaiming that the policy "will strengthen our national security," the president vowed that "no longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie. Or look over their shoulders in order to serve the country they love." ...
Obama Signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Into Law
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Declaring that members of the military will no longer be asked to lie, President Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday and signed a landmark law repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the armed services. "This is a good day," a beaming Obama said. "This is a very good day." The service chiefs must complete implementation plans before lifting the old policy - and they must certify to lawmakers that it won't damage combat readiness, as critics charge. But the signing ceremony was a breakthrough moment for the nation's gay community, the ...
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 ...
President Obama Could Sign 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Wednesday
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama is "likely" to sign the historic repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law on Wednesday, spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday. At the daily White House briefing, Gibbs said no specific time has been set for the ceremony that will end the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military. But he added the repeal "would be signed by the president likely on Wednesday morning." Gibbs said it was still unclear who would attend the signing. "I don't know the size of the event, but I think there are a lot of people that are interested in seeing it," he said. The ...
Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': Congress Takes the Issue Back From Judges
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailySaturday's Congressional repeal of the law supporting the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on openly gay or lesbian service members will ultimately render moot the many legal challenges to it that have cropped up all around the country. Related Stories Gays in the Military: Still Illegal For Time Being 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Passes Senate, But Change Will Take Time Once repeal is formalized, a process which will likely take months, all of these lawsuits -- including the landmark ruling out of California in which a federal judge declared the employment policy an ...
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