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Obama vows to pursue US missile defense plans AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:12 PM PST WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to pursue the deployment of US missile defense systems and rejected Russia's claim that doing so would justify withdrawing from a new nuclear arms control treaty. Senate votes to overturn military gay ban Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:12 PM PST WASHINGTON â€" In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to fulfill a campaign promise and repeal the 17-year policy known as "don't ask, don't tell." Senate poised to lift military ban on gays The Clarion-Ledger Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:10 PM PST In a landmark vote for gay rights, the Senate set the stage for passage Saturday of legislation that would overturn the military's ban on openly gay troops, and President Barack Obama said it was "time to close this chapter" in U.S. history. Senate repeals Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell; all that’s left is Obama’s signature Creative Loafing Tampa Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:10 PM PST Saturday was an historic day: The U.S. Senate voted to repeal the military's Don't Ask/Don't Tell policy 65-31. ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal almost law, headed to president for signature Skagit Valley Herald Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:09 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to fulfill a campaign promise and… Ending 'Don't Ask,' Lets Obama Fulfill Another Clinton Promise NPR Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:08 PM PST The Senate voted 63 to 33 to advance legislation that would overturn the ban on gays serving openly in the military Saturday. What had begun as an effort to change attitudes became a symbol of the difficulty in doing just that. US Senate passes bill to lift military gay ban The Age Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:06 PM PST The US Congress gave its final approval on Saturday to President Barack Obama's historic drive to let gays serve openly in the US military for the first time, a landmark victory for gay rights. NY governments consider wage freeze The Post-Standard Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:06 PM PST ALBANY (AP) â€" Public workers from the federal government to New York’s smallest school districts and towns facing hard times are considering a proposition that was once nearly unthinkable politically: Freezing public salaries. A month after President Barack Obama proposed... Congress votes to end ban on gays in US military TVNZ Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:05 PM PST The US Congress has voted to repeal the ban against gays serving openly in the US military and sent the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature Senate repeals ban on gays in military Federal Times Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:05 PM PST The Senate on Saturday repealed the long-standing “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which prohibited openly gay men and women from serving in the military. The final vote was 65-31 in favor of repeal. The bill now goes to President Obama, who is expected to sign it next week. View our sister websites, including ArmyTimes.com, for [...]

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