{"id":237422,"date":"2010-01-27T10:24:46","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T15:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhrealitycheck.org\/blog\/2010\/01\/27\/roundup-will-obamas-sotu-ask-end-dont-ask-dont-tell"},"modified":"2010-01-27T10:36:03","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T15:36:03","slug":"roundup-will-obama-ask-to-end-dont-ask-dont-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/237422","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: Will Obama Ask to End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nTonight is the president’s State of the Union address and
\nwhile he is sure to address health care reform there is some hope that Obama may
\nalso call on Congress to repeal
\nthe "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"<\/a> policy for the military.\n<\/p>\n

\n

\n\tSen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee,
\n\tset off the guessing game Monday when he told reporters that the White House
\n\tasked him to postpone an announcement about an upcoming hearing on the
\n\tso-called ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy\u00a0because the president
\n\tplans\u00a0to address the issue.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Michigan Democrat said he didn’t know what Obama plans
\n\tto say, but speculation is mounting that\u00a0he will call on Congress to
\n\trepeal the 1993 law that established the policy that bars gays from serving
\n\topenly in the ranks — either by proposing his own legislation or backing a
\n\tdraft bill in the House\u00a0sponsored by Democratic Rep. Patrick\u00a0Murphy,
\n\tan Iraq War veteran who represents suburban Philadelphia.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nThis would be welcome news, particularly since President
\nObama promised to repeal "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" when campaigning in 2008.
\nCoincidentally the Williams
\nInstitute at the UCLA School of Law<\/a>, a public policy institute that studies
\nsexual orientation law, just released a survey that shows an increase of gay
\nmen and women serving in the military.\n<\/p>\n

\n

\n\tAn estimated 66,000 gay, lesbian
\n\tand bisexual people are serving in the U.S. military, roughly 2 percent of all
\n\tmilitary personnel, according to a report released Tuesday by a gay rights
\n\tpolicy center. The figures suggest a slight increase in the number of gays,
\n\tlesbians and bisexuals in the military, and they provide opponents of the
\n\tmilitary’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy with fresh data as they
\n\tlobby the Obama administration for its repeal.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tGays, lesbians and bisexuals
\n\taccount for about 13,000 active duty service members, equal to less than 1
\n\tpercent currently deployed, the report estimated. About 53,000 others serve in
\n\tthe National Guard and reserves, equaling about 3.4 percent.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nIn other good news for gay men and women the online dating
\nsite eHarmony, which didn’t offer gay, lesbian and bisexual matching services
\nuntil last year, has settled
\na class action lawsuit<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n

\n\tAs a result of a 2008 settlement
\n\twith the state of New Jersey, which sued the company for discrimination, men
\n\tand women seeking same-sex matches were redirected from eHarmony to an
\n\taffiliate Web site, Compatiblepartners.net.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tA separate class-action civil
\n\trights lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles in 2007, saying that eHarmony violated
\n\tCalifornia law barring businesses from discriminating based on sexual
\n\torientation.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe proposed settlement would
\n\trequire eHarmony to display its gay and lesbian dating services more
\n\tprominently.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\u00a0Bonus item<\/strong>: Remember the former president, George W. Bush?
\nHe’s fundraising for a
\ncrisis pregnancy center in Indiana.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 27, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n

\nAbortion-rights
\nactivist speaks out in support of Hoeffel for governor <\/span>…<\/span><\/a><\/span> Philadelphia Inquirer<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nKatie
\nCouric’s Notebook: Teen Pregnancy<\/span><\/a><\/span> CBS News<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nProsecutors
\nto wrap case in <\/span>abortion<\/span> doc’s slaying<\/span><\/a><\/span> Washington Post<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nUS
\nteen pregnancy rise blamed on abstinence programs<\/span><\/a><\/span> ABC Online<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 26, 2010<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nTiller
\nTrial<\/span><\/a><\/span> TPMMuckraker<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nAnte-up
\nLadies.<\/span><\/a><\/span> Huffington
\nPost<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nNew
\nWashington state bill could have ‘chilling effect’ on pregnancy centers<\/span><\/a><\/span> Catholic News Agency<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nRuth
\nP. Smith, Abortion-Rights Pioneer, Dies at 102<\/span><\/a><\/span> New York Times<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nWoman
\nDies After Botched Queens Abortion<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nGothamist<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nUnplanned
\nPregnancies: It’s Not Just About Irresponsibility<\/span><\/a><\/span> AlterNet<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nAfter
\nLong Decline, Teenage Pregnancy Rate Rises<\/span><\/a><\/span> New York Times<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nHAITI:
\nCountry badly needs <\/span>birth control<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nTheNewsTribune.com<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nTeen
\nAbortion, Pregnancy and Birth Rates Increased in 2006 New Report Says<\/span><\/a><\/span> LifeNews.com<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nHIV
\nrate up sharply in Minnesota<\/span><\/a><\/span> Minneapolis Star Tribune<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nChildren
\nhaving children<\/span><\/a><\/span> Sarasota
\nHerald-Tribune<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nAbortion<\/span>-Related
\nBill Clears Senate, 2Nd Ld<\/span><\/a><\/span> WJTV<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nAbortion<\/span>
\nshooting case keeps focus on details<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNewsday<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nAmid
\nTebow furor, CBS invites more advocacy ads<\/span><\/a><\/span> Washington Post<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFla.
\njudge says <\/span>abortion<\/span>
\nrecords can be subpoenaed<\/span><\/a><\/span> MiamiHerald.com<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nPlanned
\nParenthood Renewing Push to Pass Pro-<\/span>Abortion<\/span> Health Care Reform Bill<\/span><\/a><\/span> LifeNews.com<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nKentucky
\nSenate OKs Bill Allowing Women to See Ultrasound Before <\/span>Abortion<\/span><\/a><\/span> LifeNews.com<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nProsecutors
\ndetail defendant’s movements before antiabortion slaying<\/span><\/a><\/span> Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nBlatant
\npro-Planned Parenthood bias in Catholic college’s research guides<\/span><\/a><\/span> Catholic Culture<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nTeen
\npregnancy and abortion up for the first time in a decade <\/span>…<\/span><\/a><\/span> Feministe<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nImages
\nfrom the annual March for Life<\/span><\/a><\/span> Washington Post<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nPro-Life<\/span>
\nYouth & Enthusiasm Frighten the Opposition<\/span><\/a><\/span> National Catholic Register<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nKansas
\nSupreme Court Judge Beier Subject of <\/span>Pro-Life<\/span> Groups Expose’ on Abortion<\/span><\/a><\/span> LifeNews.com<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nRep.
\nSmith to Pro-Lifers: Don’t Succumb To ‘False Sense of Security’ <\/span>…<\/span><\/a><\/span> CNSNews.com<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nNew
\nDOH chief backs reproductive health bill<\/span><\/a><\/span> ABS CBN News<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nPreventing
\nUnintended Pregnancy Best Route To Reducing Need For Abortion <\/span>…<\/span><\/a><\/span> Medical News Today<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nCoerced
\nReproduction<\/span><\/a><\/span> Newsweek<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nSenators
\npush for more efficient Haiti <\/span>adoptions<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nCNN<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nProtecting
\nHaiti’s Most Vulnerable<\/span><\/a><\/span> CBS News<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nAdoption<\/span>
\nlaws tweaked for out-of-state dads<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSalt Lake Tribune<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

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