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WASHINGTON (AP) — Military training to apply the new law allowing gays to serve openly will begin in February and will move quickly, senior Pentagon leaders said Friday. They said there is no intent to delay but would not guarantee full implementation of the repeal this year. The hedge on scheduling came despite assertions by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union speech this week that the repeal of the 17-year-old ban will be finalized in 2011. Speaking to Pentagon reporters, Gen. James Cartwright said he e...
Military rolls out plan to repeal gay ban LOLITA C. BALDOR PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Military training to apply the new law allowing gays to serve openly will begin in February and will move quickly, senior Pentagon leaders said Friday. They said there is no intent to delay but would not guarantee full implementation of the repeal this year. The hedge on scheduling came despite assertions by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union speech this week that the repeal of the 17-year-old ban w...
President Barack Obama signs the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 this morning during a ceremony at the Interior Department in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. is at center, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is at right. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais WASHINGTON — Declaring that members of the military will no longer be asked to lie, President Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise this morning and signed a landmark law repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in t...