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The effort to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will likely come next year as an amendment to the Defense Department spending bill, rather than through a standalone bill, according to gay Rep.

The House is moving quickly to approve a federal gay partner benefits bill, TheHill.com reported.

As gay rights supporters praise the House's recently unveiled health care bill for its LGBT and HIV/AIDS provisions, some acknowledge the Defense of Marriage Act could restrict benefits from flowing to LGBT people, depending on how the administration interprets the statute.

The Ugandan embassies of France and the United States publicly condemned Uganda's proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Monday, but officials in the African nation plan to move forward with the discriminatory legislation.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Madison may have a Democratic challenger next year.

Maine's Clear Choice . November 2nd, 2009 U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen , Tammy Baldwin Gary Ackerman and Howard Berman wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Act which has been introduced in the Uganda Parliament.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:15 a.m. Vote 0 Votes As Congress continues to deliberate on a bill that would eliminate banks as middlemen for students receiving federal financial aid, the Department of Education has raised concerns about the ability of institutions to meet the demands of the July 1 deadline.

Swiss pharmaceutical giants Roche and Novartis are spending millions of dollars in an effort to influence United States politicians tackling health care reform.

Friday, October 23, 2009 3:09 a.m. Vote 0 Votes The University of Wisconsin-Baraboo will receive $500,000 in federal funds for their new "Living and Learning Center, " pending the Department of Energy Appropriations Bill is approved and signed by President Barack Obama.

I agree with Marc Eisen that Wisconsin's politicians should fight to get our state a fairer share of federal spending .

Jerry Disterhaft thinks historians have shortchanged the 1673 exploration by Father Marquette and Louis Joliet of the Fox River Valley on their way across Wisconsin.

Eye on Oshkosh congratulates Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin on her award as noted herein.] Washington, DC - " The Council for Global Equality joined Fair Wisconsin and Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights in awarding Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin the first-ever Global Equality Leadership Award.

The organization Citizen Action of Wisconsin led an effort to deliver a petition signed by more than 2,600 area residents to U.S. Rep.

For more than a decade, the Defense of Marriage Act , signed into law by President Bill Clinton, has denied married same-sex couples certain federal rights.

It's hard to pinpoint the most misguided piece of legislation to come out of Washington over the past 15 years, particularly in light of the twisted logic of the Bush administration.

Thursdaya s Senate hearing on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, which would extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, included three friendly senators, three friendly witnesses, and no opposition.

Bush edges closer to marriage amendment State of the Union slam on gay marriage surprises activists Candidates quiet about gay issues in South Democratic hopefuls will increasingly talk about opposition to gay marriage, pundits say Still backing George Bush Ita s insulting for activists to brand gays as a cowardsa or a self-hatinga if we dona t ...

Senators and witnesses at a hearing on Thursday said that extending employee benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian federal employees was a matter of equal pay that could be addressed affordably.

Why would Congresswoman Gwen Moore vote for Cap and Trade? Steve Kagen? Tammy Baldwin? Ron Kind? David Obey? Herb Kohl? A new U.S. EPA analysis requested by Sen.

MADISON, Wis. -- Those marching along the streets of Washington, D.C., are demanding an end to the 1993 military policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The policy prohibits openly gay, lesbian and transgender Americans from serving in the armed forces.