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Piece by Piece, Obama Undoing President Bill Clinton's Actions

ANALYSIS 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,...

Pentagon Outlines Plans to Implement 'Don't Ask' Repeal

WASHINGTON -- 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...

Lt. Dan Choi Gets Ring Back From Harry Reid After DADT Is Repealed [VIDEO]

The 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...

Obama Signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Into Law

Amid applause, cries of thanks and chants of "Yes we can!," President Obama on Wednesday repealed the U.S. military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, which had banned gay service members from serving openly in the armed services.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...

Obama Signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Into Law

WASHINGTON -- 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...