Judge in California rules on military’s ban on openly gay service members
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 11th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
Judge in California rules on military’s ban on openly gay service members
A federal judge in California said Thursday that the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members violates the Constitution, the most recent in a string of court rulings overturning restrictions on the rights of the country’s gay men and lesbians.
Gay – California – Gay Lesbian and Bisexual – Log Cabin Republicans – United States
Colombian paramilitaries extradited to the U.S., where cases are sealed
Since 2006, more than a dozen of Colombia’s most notorious paramilitary leaders have been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges in U.S. District Court in Washington.
Extradition – Business – United States – Gary McKinnon – Shopping
Media to Terry Jones: You used us!
Gainesville, Fla. –With the world on standby for possible violent rioting over a proposed Koran-burning here, the most fraught moment of the day Friday involved church representatives and a huge, sweaty, frustrated media corps.
Terry Jones – United States – Government – Media – Watchdogs
Obama defends economic initiatives
President Obama said Friday that if the midterm elections become a referendum on which political party has the most effective agenda to improve the economy, rather than a decision on its current state, “the Democrats will do very well.”
Barack Obama – President – United States – History – Government
