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A Few Good Men

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Feb 8, 2010 Dig deeper

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 Even though the U.S. military's top brass specifically called this week for the "don't ask, don't tell" policy to be repealed, that didn't stop certain Republican congressmen from putting on an impressive show of jackassery in response. Winning top honors among that latter group, at least in Jon Stewart's book, was Sen. John McCain. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon May Not Wait for Congress on Gays in Military

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2010 Only Congress can overturn the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, but the military may unilaterally make it harder to enforce -- or at least hold up its end of the deal by actually not asking. The Pentagon will reportedly stop acting on accusations of homosexuality by third-party snitches and gay-baiters and will disempower anyone but generals and admirals to discharge people. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama to Take a Stand on Gays in Military

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 President Obama has taken some heat for not moving more quickly to end discrimination against gays in uniform, as promised during the campaign. According to reports, Obama will use his State of the Union address to call for an end to "don't ask, don't tell." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 19, 2009 Dig deeper

Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 14, 2009 Since "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993, 13,500 soldiers, sailors and Marines have been discharged from the military. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Don’t Work

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2008 Congress is investigating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for the first time in the rule's 15-year life. Critics of the famously troubled compromise would like to take advantage of a troop-starved military to scrap the policy, but the opposition argues that openly gay soldiers would frighten away new recruits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart to President: ?I Give Up. You?re F—ing Insane?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2006 After Tony Snow announced the results of Bush?s recent physical, "The Daily Show? host seized the opportunity to mock the president?s weight gain. But when Bush, in a speech, began talking about eating crabs with the 1972 Miami Dolphins, Stewart decided that the president had, finally, gone off the deep end. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )