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Judge halts “don’t ask, don’t tell”
October 13, 2010U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside, Calif., ordered the military Tuesday, Oct. 12, to immediately stop enforcing the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, putting a halt to the 17-year-old law.
Read moreWall Street Journal warns labor could stop GOP in its tracks
October 13, 2010Evidence that all the media hype about a coming GOP victory in the mid-term elections may be totally off base surfaced Oct. 12 in a warning to the ruling class from the Wall Street Journal.
Read moreLady Gaga urges Senate to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
September 20, 2010The Senate is expected to vote on repealing a 17-year-old law barring open gays from serving in the military Tuesday afternoon, but supporters of the repeal say they lack the necessary 60 votes to pass the...
Read moreTea party candidate vies for open House seat in Illinois
September 16, 2010Illinois is an election battleground with important races up and down the ballot. The fight has only begun as voters become aware of just how reactionary some of the Republican candidates are.
Read moreRight-wingers frenzied to save tax cuts for rich
September 14, 2010Several House and Senate Republicans are complaining that GOP Minority Leader John Boehner fell for a trap laid by President Obama when he said last weekend that, given no other option, he would vote for extending...
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