Backroom Deal May Lead to Repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have reached an agreement to vote on repealing a law banning homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces provided the new bill includes a provision saying it will not take effect until the Pentagon completes a study about its impact on the troops.

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Pentagon Rescinds Invitation to Franklin Graham

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Complaints about comments made about Islam by evangelist Franklin Graham in the wake of Sept. 11 have caused the Pentagon to rescind its invitation to the preacher to attend its May 6 National Day of Prayer event.

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