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DADT report

Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued strong statements today, as the study of military troops feelings on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Speaking at the Pentagon, Gates revealed the results of the study, which found that about 70% of the troops are okay with the repeal.  The study also found that one of the

The judges who will hear the Prop 8 case next week have been chosen. Judges Michael Hawkins, Stephen Reinhardt and N. Randy Smith have been assigned to case through a random choice process. Reinhardt is considered to be the most liberal of the justices of the 9th Circuit. He and Hawkins were both appointed by

  Geoff Farrow, the Catholic priest who created a controversy in Fresno a couple of years ago for coming out against Prop 8 as well as coming out about his homosexuality, was one of those arrested yesterday in Washington DC for participating in a DADT protest at the White House. READ MORE HERE

A shocker to none of us with a brain pattern, leaked details of the Pentagon study which surveyed active soldiers about their feelings on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has found that 70 percent have no problem with DADT being overturned. According to The Washington Post, “More than 70 percent of respondents to a survey sent

  Tomorrow, November 2nd is voting day. If you need more information about any of the issues or candidates, polling places, etc., visit the Fresno Page of SmartVoter.org.

Courtesy Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 1) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco has indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge’s order halting enforcement of the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy. Monday’s decision by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means gay Americans who disclose their sexual

Attorney Ted Olson, who, with David Boies, helmed the California Prop 8 case, has commented on the Obama administration appealing the federal ruling which declared Don’t Ask Don’t Tell to be unconstitutional. Olson said, “It would be appropriate for them to say ‘the law has been deemed unconstitutional, we are not going to seek further

The 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the Prop 8 case starting on December 6th. There will be a three member panel of judges chosen for the case, and their names have not yet been made known. Should the court feel the case has merit, they will hear it out and