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Widest-ever Oct. Budget Deficit Kicks Off Obama’s 1st Fiscal Year
Gay Patriot Nov 13 09Neither the President nor his supporters can complain enough about the economic and fiscal problems the Democrats inherited from the previous Republican Administration.
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'Don't Ask' repeal may come in 2010 as amendment
Washington Blade National News Nov 13 09
'Don't Ask' repeal may come in 2010 as amendment Action expected soon on ENDA, federal DP benefits By Chris Johnson Friday, November 13, 2009
The effort to repeal “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” will likely come next
year as an amendment to the Defense Department spending bill, rather
than through a standalone bill, according to gay Rep.
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Frank: DADT repeal to be rolled into 2011 defense bill
Pams House blend Nov 11 09Again, as with hate crimes legislation, the conventional wisdom on the Hill is that politically, a vote on repeal of this ludicrous policy can't stand on its own, despite massive public support to end the ban on gays and lesbians openly serving in the military.
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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal to Be on Fiscal 2011 Defense Bill?
Towleroad Nov 10 09So says Barney Frank, reports the Washington Blade: "Frank said in an interview with the Blade that repealing the 1993 law barring gays from serving openly in the military would happen as part of the fiscal year 2011 defense authorization.
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Swine flu lifts sales of Purell sanitizer, Clorox wipes, other consumer product
Wicked Gay Blog Nov 05 09Is panic in the air or simply precaution? It appears that anti-germ related merchandise is flying off the shelves due to the H1N1 virus scare.
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Obama signs hate crimes bill
Washington Blade National News Oct 30 09
Obama signs hate crimes bill Measure named for Matthew Shepard becomes law after 10-year fight By Chris Johnson Friday, October 30, 2009 Flanked by Defense Department officials and members of Congress, President Obama on Wednesday signed into law an LGBT hate crimes measure as part of a massive Pentagon spending bill.
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What does the Defense Authorization Bill Say About the American Left?
Gay Patriot Oct 29 09Today President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 which includes language making it illegal for a person basically to think the wrong things while committing a crime.
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Rumorama: New DSi Will Be Big In Japan
GayGamer Oct 27 09Hardware revisions abound! Both Kotaku and GamesIndustry.biz are reporting on a story by the (presumably reliable and clairvoyant) Japanese newspaper Nikkei Shimbun, stating that Nintendo believes there just aren't enough iterations of their portable game systems in the world, and they intend to rectify that by releasing a new model of DSi by the end of this fiscal year.
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Want to Be Proactive Against Right Wing Hate? Here’s a Great Opportunity!
Gay Agenda Oct 20 09Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted against H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 because it included a provision concerning hate crimes.
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Our Women In Uniform
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish Oct 09 09It has long been true that lesbians have suffered disproportionally under DADT. This last year was no exception: In fiscal year 2008, the Air Force dismissed 56 women and 34 men.
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Budget woes force Focus on the Family layoffs
Washington Blade National News Sep 11 09
Budget woes force Focus on the Family layoffs 75 employees to lose jobs By Staff & Wire Reports Friday, September 11, 2009 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
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Minorities Half of DADT Discharges
About.com Gay Life Sep 10 09Servicemembers United, a national organization in support of gay and lesbian troops and veterans and their straight allies, released data obtained from the Department of Defense today showing that racial and ethnic minorities made up nearly half of military discharges under don't ask, don't tell (DADT) in fiscal year 2008.
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$6 million budget shortfall forces Focus on the Family to drop Ex-Gay program
Topix Gay News Aug 12 09
Citing a "serious budget shortfall" the conservative Christian group, Focus on the Family has been prompted to issue a special fundraising plea, and has also decided to hand over control of its contentious "Love Won Out" Ex-Gay program to another religious organization, a FotF spokesman said Tuesday.
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HIV/AIDS Services Survive Cuts In Illinois
Joe My God Aug 10 09While the Governator may have terminated much of the HIV/AIDS services in California, it's nice to have some good news out of Illinois, where Gov.
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Governor Schwarzenegger Slashes Lifesaving HIV/AIDS Programs
AIDS Treatment News Jul 29 09"Project Inform today expressed shock at Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget veto that gutted vital HIV care, testing, housing and prevention services in the final Fiscal Year 2010-11 budget.
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Nissan's Forest AC blows wild scents through your ride, keeps you alert
EnGadget Jul 27 09
And here you were thinking Mercedes-Benz's Attention Assist system was the thing in driver alertness aides.
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Hate crimes measure advances
Washington Blade National News Jul 24 09
Hate crimes measure advances Conference committee must next reconcile House, Senate differences By Chris Johnson Friday, July 24, 2009 The U.
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Microsoft sees first annual sales decline in its history for fiscal 2009
EnGadget Jul 23 09
Microsoft's fiscal year 2009 just came to a close, and the new milestones for the company aren't too boast worthy.
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Senate adopts amendments to hate crimes measure
Gay News Blog Jul 22 09
The U.S. Senate has adopted a hate crimes measure as part of the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill — and with it, amendments introduced by an opponent of hate crimes legislation.
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Passions flare as Senate debates hate crimes
Washington Blade National News Jul 17 09
Passions flare as Senate debates hate crimes Boxer calls on colleagues to help those who 'live in fear' By Chris Johnson Friday, July 17, 2009 Passions flared on the Senate floor this week, as lawmakers debated a proposed hate crimes measure.
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