Eight Republicans joined Democrats to vote for an end to the 1993 'don't ask, don't tell' law banning gay troops from serving openly. ...
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, at a press conference about the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill during an unusual Saturday session on Capitol Hill in ...
... 12/18/10 2:24 PM EST Updated: 12/18/10 6:17 PM EST Eight Republicans bucked their party in backing the repeal of the %u201CDon't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, ...
By a vote of 65 to 31, with four Senators not voting, the bill repeals the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that was previously in place. ...
WASHINGTON -- ASHINGTON -- The Senate voted 65-31 on Saturday to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, defeating a 17-year policy of banning gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the military.
The Senate took a big step toward ending the military's ban on openly gay servicemembers today. By a vote of 63 to 33, the Senate voted to end debate on a bill repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, opening the door for ...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is reminding troops that "don't ask, don't tell" will remain military policy for at least a while longer, despite a historic Senate vote on Saturday to overturn it. Under the bill approved by ...
The Senate voted 65 to 31 this afternoon to kill "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a law that had been used to kick nearly 14000 gay men and women out of the U.S. military since 1993. The measure, which already has passed the House, ...
The Senate gave final approval Saturday to repealing the military s don t ask, don t tell policy on Saturday, delivering gay rights advocates a historic victory and sending legislation long in the making to President Barack Obama for a ...
With this repeal, the process is set in motion to, for the first time in U.S. history, allow gays to serve openly in the military without having to hide.
Taylor Marsh is a national political writer, commentator and political analyst, writing on the web since 1996, Huffington Post contributor, progressive liberal.
By a vote of 65-31, the United States Senate has repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell. This is one more step forward for equal rights in America. Don't Ask Don't Tell Is Hereby Repealed. By a vote of 65-31, the United States Senate has ...
Minutes ago, the Senate achieved cloture on the stand-alone repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, effectively meaning: It's over. We won. Once it became clear this was a done deal, more senators voted in favor that were expected to, ...
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Passes Senate 63-33. Moments ago, in a vote of 63-33 the Senate invoked cloture on a bill to repeal the 17-year-old Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, paving the way for final passage in the coming days. ...