‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal Won’t Stop Veto of Unwanted Funding, Gates Says

Emily Yehle Roll Call 6/20/2010

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Sunday that he was confident President Barack Obama would veto a fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill that included funding for C-17 cargo planes or an alternative engine for the Joint Strike Fighter, even if the bill included an administration-backed provision repealing “don’t ask, don’t […]

Potential Court Pick Faced Dilemma at Harvard

Katharine Q. Seelye The New York Times 5/6/2010

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For nearly a quarter-century, Harvard Law School refused to help the nation’s military recruit its students, because the armed services discriminated against openly gay soldiers. But in 2002, the school relented to pressure from the Bush administration and agreed to allow recruiters on campus. […]

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