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The Senate on Saturday cleared a crucial hurdle in repealing the Controversial 17-year-old ‘don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the Military, all but ensuring the Repeal will become law. The procedural Clo…

In a landmark series of votes Saturday, the Senate gave official recognition to an historic change in American Public Opinion — that in just 17 years, the ban on Openly Gay men and women serving in the Military went from being seen as a nece…

No revolution towards justice ever went backwards. To all the supporters of equality and Don't Ask Don't Tell's death, I am so grateful. The road has not been easy. We have learned many important lessons about social justice, movements, supportin…

When Harry Reid pulled the plug on the omnibus spending bill Thursday night, he also ended his best hope of fixing a monumental blunder committed earlier in the lame-duck session.  Senate Democrats bragged that they had passed a far-reachin…

The Senate voted decisively Saturday to Repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, beginning the process of ending a 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the Military and reversing decades of official Military policy. In the end, the co…

The Senate took a big step toward ending the Military's ban on Openly Gay servicemembers today. By a vote of 63 to 33, the Senate voted to end debate on a bill repealing the Military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, opening the door for a final S…

By a vote of 55 to 41, a Cloture vote on the DREAM Act failed in the Senate this morning. That brings an end to the push for the Legislation -- which would provide a pathway to legal status for Illegal Immigrants who serve in the Military or ear…

WASHINGTON — Congress is close to ending the ban on gays serving openly in the Military, with the with the Senate ready for a landmark vote that could deliver a major victory to the gay community, liberals and President Barack Obama. Senat…