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Lawyers advise waiting until 2012 to lift military gay ban

Jan 14th, 2010 | By Tony Begley, Contributor and Literary Editor | Category: Lead Story, National News

The head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is getting conflicting advice about lifting the 1993 ban on gays in the military. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, the in-house legal counsel for Admiral Mike Mullen wrote that “now is not the time” to lift the ban. The memo noted the stress on the military during wartime.

Tags: Don't Ask Don't Tell (DoDT, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Military, U.S. President, U.S. Senate Posted in Lead Story, National News | 3 comments

Kentucky’s reporting of U.S. Senate candidates lag; one candidate blasts the U.S. Government

Dec 31st, 2009 | By Tony Begley, Contributor and Literary Editor | Category: Around the Commonwealth

Major media outlets have largely ignored Darlene Price, as well as Maurice Sweeney, the only black person running for U.S. Senate to represent Kentucky.

Tags: Election 2010, Kentucky Attorney General, Kentucky Lt. Governor, Kentucky Secretary of State, U.S. Senate Posted in Around the Commonwealth | 1 Comment »

U.S. House moves to extend health benefits to gay couples

Nov 9th, 2009 | By Kentucky Guardian Webmaster | Category: Kentucky Guardian News, Kentucky Political News, Lead Story

U.S. House moves to extend health benefits to gay couples, but its future in the U.S. Senate remains unclear. Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell (R) a senior Senator and the U.S. Senate Minority Leader will like vote against it, or worse still, attempt to stop the bill in the U.S. Senate.

Tags: Healthcare, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate Posted in Kentucky Guardian News, Kentucky Political News, Lead Story | No Comments »