During the first 10 years of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” 244 medical specialists were discharged from the armed forces. Former military health pro: “You don't just go out on the street tomorrow and pluck someone from the general population who has an Air Force education, someone trained as a physician, someone who bleeds Air Force blue, who is willing to serve and that you can send to Iraq tomorrow.”
Playing to his base: New Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper chomping at the bit to re-open the issue of same-sex marriage, even though he knows the motion is likely to be rejected.
California passes legislation to limit use of “gay panic” defense, a defense method that should be limited elsewhere as well.