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Defense Bill

September 22, 2010 Democrats Lose Cloture Vote On Defense Policy Bill Send by GovExec.com Democrats needed support from their entire caucus and at least one Republican to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the defense bill. But Sen. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 McCain, Graham Square Off Against Levin Over Defense Bill Vote Send by The Hill (blog) Tuesday's failed cloture vote on a defense authorization bill in the Senate was followed by sharply critical [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 AMERICAblog News: GOP Filibusters Defense Bill, While We're ... Posted by Zsolt Fazakas John McCain has been politicizing the Defense bill for months in an effort to convince Arizona voters that he really is a conservative Republican. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 McCain Rips Defense Bill Amendments - Washington Times Posted by Zsolt Fazakas [...] piggyback policies regarding gays in the military and illegal immigrants onto a defense bill that authorizes spending for national security programs. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 GOP Poised To Oust Murkowski From Energy Panel Post Posted by Zsolt Fazakas ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: Senate Republicans will vote tomorrow on whether to remove Lisa Murkowski as the top GOP senator on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee in the wake of her decision to run as a write-in candidate in Alaska after losing her primary fight. It appears a near-certain [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 DREAM Act Dies With Rejection Of Defense Bill | Washington Examiner Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Democrats failed to get a single Republican to vote with them so they would have the 60 votes needed to move forward on the defense bill and attach the DREAM Act to it as an amendment. The vote Tuesday was 56-43. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 GOP Poised To Filibuster Defense Bill That Includes Repeal Of DADT Send by www.rttnews.com With the Senate scheduled to hold a key procedural vote on the annual defense authorization bill later on Tuesday, Senate Republicans seem poised to prevent the bill from the coming to the floor in protest of their inability to add amendments to the bill. In addition to a 1.4 percent pay increase for troops and $725 billion in funding for the Pentagon, the bill also includes a provision that [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Box Turtle Bulletin DADT Repeal Included In Defense Bill Today Send by Timothy Kincaid Today Senator Reid will bring up the 2011 Defense Appropriations Bill for cloture ? the process to bring the bill to a vote. Although the bill itself only requires 50 votes, cloture (ending discussion) requires 60 votes. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 U.S. Defense Bill With Repeal Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Measure ... Send by PostMan My Comment: What is my take ?. they should keep the DADT repeal separate from the Defense authorization bill ?. but with Congressional elections only a few weeks away and Democrats afraid that their base will stay home ?. they need a [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy As 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell ... Posted by Zsolt Fazakas [...] votes failed to muster the supermajority of 60 votes needed to end the Republican filibuster of the motion to proceed to the annual Defense Department Authorization Bill Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 The Star's Got Headlines Posted by Zsolt Fazakas by David Safier I have two The Star headlines created by the newspaper's Creative Headline Writing Team for your viewing pleasure today. First and always foremost is an Obama-bashing headline. The article is from the NY Times. It's a pretty rough story about Obama getting difficult questions from su [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Letters To The Editor: September 21, 2010 (Part II) Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Here are a few additional letters regarding Sunday?s game. Sometimes on TV it appears Amani Toomer is on the sidelines in a suit. Am I crazy? Separately it appears as though Steve Smith has amazing hands but little YAC? Is that a function of his routes or just Steve? Finally the Giants lack of depth [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Canucks: Players To Watch In The Preseason Posted by Zsolt Fazakas The NHL preseason is an intriguing time to watch Canucks hockey, and not only because Alex Burrows will be doing colour commentary for the Team 1040. For the core players, it is simply a chance to get back to game speed, to get their hands back and to reacquaint with coaches and strategies. The Canu [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 The Brothers Koch Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Big Dirty Oil and Wealthy Folks like the Koch Brothers continue to dictate sensible policies and responsible legislation that benefits consumers and the environment. It has been widely acknowledged by many scientists that we have delayed too long addressing attempts to reduce our carbon production a [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 Buy Cialis No Prescription - Discount Online Pharmacy Senator ... Posted by Zsolt Fazakas I will oppose tomorrow's cloture vote so we can pursue an open process in which all members are able to offer amendments to this critically important bill.? Cornyn Statement on the Defense Authorization Bill WASHINGTON? U.S. Senator [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 U.S. Senate To Vote On Defense Spending Bill Which Includes "don't Ask, Don't Tell" Provision Send by www.newkerala.com WASHINGTON, D.C. : The U.S. Senate plans to vote on a broad defense spending bill on Tuesday that will include a provision on the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy of requiring that gay and lesbian members of the U.S. military keep their sexuality a secret, CNN reported on Monday. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Becomes Battleground In Defense Bill ... Send by Susan Ferrechio The measure that would end the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" law is attached to the $726 billion defense authorization bill that is scheduled for a critical test vote Tuesday afternoon. The legislation is essential for setting the Pentagon's [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Why Immigrant, GLBT And Good Send by Washington Post (blog) Attached to the defense bill was legislation to rid the military of "don't ask, don't tell." That's why gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups are [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Continuing The Push For The DREAM Act Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Harry Reid?s effort to attach the DREAM Act to the defense authorization bill was killed today when Republicans filibustered the bill. Reid promised he?d continue to fight for the act, and immigrants rights advocates have pledged their support. Reid said today the Senate would eventually vote on the [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 DREAM Act Delayed In The Senate, But DREAMers Continue Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Today, the Senate voted 56 to 43 against proceeding to the Defense Authorization Act ( S. 3454). This procedural vote, which basically followed party lines, ends consideration of some critical social issues?offered as amendments?that affect the military. Among the amendments not considered were a re [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Defense Bill Includes Immigration, 'don't Ask, Don't Tell' Measures Posted by Zsolt Fazakas Senate Democrats plan to push key policy objectives, including a repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military and an immigration measure, by linking them [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 Columbus Gay Realtor: From C-Span: Crucial Vote On Defense ... Send by Terry Penrod, Realtor A vote is scheduled at 2:30pm ET today on the defense authorization bill (S.3454) in the Senate. The procedural vote seeks to move the bill forward and begin general debate; however Democratic leaders do not know if they have 60 votes [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Holds Up Defense Policy Bill - James ... Send by james frasier Each year, Congress approves a bill that spells out the national defense policy. But this year, the National Defense Authorization Act is being held up. Senate Republicans object to one provision -- the one that would allow the Pentagon [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 22, 2010 Will Don't Ask Don't Tell Ever Be Repealed? Posted by Zsolt Fazakas In a blow to gay rights advocates, the Senate failed to move toward repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces. As The New York Times' David Herszenhorn explains: Senate Republicans voted unanimously to block debate on th [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 21, 2010 Hope Fades For DREAM Act In Senate - COLORLINES Send by Julianne Hing After a week of round the clock activism, DREAM Act watchers still are not certain if the defense bill has 60 votes to pass cloture today; they are banking on at least 55 votes, but many are still up in the air. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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