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Susan Bahorich's Blog
Comments, questions, concerns, story ideas, etc. email me at: sbahorich@wdbj7.com
January 4, 2012
Happy New Year, Baby New Year!!!!
Welcome to the first edition of the 2012 Blog-horich.
I've been slacking people, I'm sorry!
First off, Happy belated...Tags: Religion and Belief, Libraries, Prisons, Walmart, Freedom of the Press
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Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' was good for the U.S. Naval Academy
It was heartening to see current and past midshipmen speak openly of the salutary effect on the U.S. Naval Academyof repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy ("Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'" May 21). Your article,...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out.
His friend didn't know it, Atwill says, but he really was gay — and under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy,...Tags: Rentals, U.S. Military, Minority Groups, Leon Panetta, West Point
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Clarence Page: Obama gambles on gay marriage with minority voters
As a political issue, same-sex marriage is like playing 3-D chess: Opponents of the idea need to move quickly because the game board is tilting slowly but steadily in favor of the other side. It is a sign of how far the debate has moved, for example,...Tags: Voting, Minority Groups, Elections, Politics, Entertainment
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Contrasting the candidates: Same-sex marriage
Who's the bigger flip-flopper on same-sex marriage, Mitt Romney or President Obama? When it comes to hot-button issues like this one, both politicians appear to have tailored their views according to the political winds -- but that doesn't mean they don't...
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Same-sex marriage seals Obama's fate as a one-term president
Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married." Up till now, he was politically savvy, saying his position was "evolving." But in repealing the military's "don't ask,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Department of Justice, Arne Duncan, Christianity, Joe Biden
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Sen. Casey must join Obama in endorsing marriage equality
In light of Vice President Biden and President Obama's endorsements of marriage equality, many people are still wondering where Sen. Casey is on this crucial civil rights issue of the day. Sen. Casey has a strong record of support for other civil...Tags: Family, Barack Obama, Matthew Shepard, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate
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Weary Warriors Favor Obama
ReutersCOLUMBIA, S.C.(Reuters) - Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show "drooling over firearms," as he puts it. Retired after 30 years in the U.S. Army, he has lined his study with books on war, framed battalion patches from his tours...Tags: John Wayne, Religion and Belief, Iraq, Manufacturing and Engineering, International Military Interventions
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Biden says he is 'absolutely comfortable' with same-sex marriage
CNNAs a ballot initiative to ban same sex-marriage comes to a vote in North Carolina this week, Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he was "absolutely comfortable" with the idea of same-gender marriage. "I just think that the good news is that as more...Tags: Good Morning America (tv program), Joe Biden, Elections, Minority Groups, NBC (tv network)
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Great Lakes gay sailors group charts course for others
Barely one year into her enlistment, Ann Foster felt her palms sweat as she sat in front of her commanding officer at Naval Station Great Lakes. Though the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy had been repealed Sept. 20, Foster recognized the...
Tags: Social Issues, Lobbying, U.S. Military, Bill Clinton, Minority Groups
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Obama's fear of commitment
Maybe it was another example of the irrepressible Joe Biden failing to repress an impolitic comment. Or perhaps the vice president's statement on a Sunday talk show that he is "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage was part of an orchestrated...
Tags: Family, Social Issues, Joe Biden, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage
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In interview, Obama explains his evolution on gay marriage
In announcing his decision to now support same-sex marriage, President Obama also shed new light on his initial hesitation on the issue. Speaking with ABC News' Robin Roberts, Obama said that he and his administration have long "stood on the side of...
Tags: Family, Republican Party, Robin Roberts, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians
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