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Pentagon Finds That Homosexuals Won't Destroy the Military

By JJ HellandNov 30th 2010 – 3:27PM

(Nov. 30) -- It looks like congressional Democrats pushing to end the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military just got some fresh ammunition. A new Pentagon study, which was released today, found that overturning the "don't ask, don't tell" policy would do little harm overall to the country's armed forces,...

Leading Pundit on Gay Rights Sits In on Hearing

By Andrea StoneFeb 2nd 2010 – 6:12PM
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WASHINGTON (Feb. 2) – It isn't every day that the nation's top military leaders testify to Congress in favor of allowing gays to serve openly in the ranks. And so, like countless other celebrities who have made their way up Capitol Hill for a cause, the eponymous host of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" was on hand...

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  • 12/08/11 Lucas Kavner: Rejected Analogies For Rick Perry's New... Source: The Huffington Post In Rick Perry's most recent Christmas-themed campaign video, "Strong," he wonders how it's possible that Obama has allowed gay people to serve openly in the military, while at the same time, children cannot openly celebrate Christmas and/or pray in schools.
  • 09/26/11 Huntsman, Johnson say booing of gay soldier not... Source: Iowa Independent At Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Florida, a gay soldier serving in Iraq was booed by the audience because he asked a question about Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  • 09/23/11 Santorum condemns gay GI boos, GOProud takes pride Source: The Weekly Standard - Washington DC On the ground at the Florida CPAC confab, Examiner Campaign 2012's Charlie Spiering blogged that FoxNews' anchor Megyn Kelly - one of the moderators at last night's FoxNews/Google debate - drew out a denunciation from fmr.

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