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Rick Sanchez Fired From CNN

Rick Sanchez has officially been fired from CNN… I tuned in to watch Rick Sanchez last Friday on CNN. I’d seen the story of his rant on radio where he called out, among others, the host of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, labeling him a bigot. I didn’t find Sanchez hosting his regular, daily show […]

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Federal Courts May Take Down DADT

The US Department of Justice has filed a plea to stop the recent ruling by a federal judge finding Don’t Ask Don’t Tell to be unconstitutional, from taking effect. The ruling stated that since DADT was unconstitutional that the practice of discharging soldiers because they are gay or lesbian must stop immediately. In their filing

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Obama Heckled In NY

President Obama was loudly heckled Wednesday night during a New York speech. The protestors shouted him down for cutting AIDS funding and for his failures on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Obama’s response to AIDS funding was that he’s actually increased it, and on the subject of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, he recommended to the group

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Group Wants Judge To Stop DADT Now

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A gay rights organization that won a federal court ruling declaring the military’s ban on openly gay troops unconstitutional wants the judge to immediately stop the policy from being used to discharge military personnel. Lawyers for the Log Cabin Republicans say their proposal filed Thursday in the Riverside, Calif., court asks

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