Top U.S. general tries seeks to calm gay sex row
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The top U.S. military officer, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, tried on Tuesday to calm anger that erupted after he described homosexual acts as immoral, saying he was expressing only his personal views.
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Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif.) took the reins of the congressional effort to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy this week, though she was quick to point out that ending the ban on openly gay service members has little chance of passage unless a Democratic president takes office...
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The head of the Army is increasingly concerned about "the growing gulf between the Army and the nation".
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The top U.S. general in Iraq on Thursday ordered American commanders to conduct core values training on moral and ethical standards on the battlefield.
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The U.S. military rejected a 1994  proposal to develop an "aphrodisiac" to spur homosexual  activity among enemy troops but is hard at work on other  less-than-lethal weapons, defense officials said Sunday.
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President Bush's nominee for surgeon general faces a contentious confirmation hearing because of his writings about homosexuality and health.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to churches across the world asking them to stop using harsh words against gay people.
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Twelve homosexuals who were expelled from the military because of their sexual orientation are mounting a legal challenge to the Pentagon's 11-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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Marine Gen. Peter W. Pace, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, touched off audience outbursts and the brief suspension of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing yesterday after he reiterated his belief that homosexual activity is immoral.
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A pro-gay Republican group plans to file a lawsuit asking a federal court to overturn the U.S. government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy covering gays in the military.
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Senior aides to the chairman of the military Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that Marine Gen. Peter Pace won't apologize for calling homosexuality immoral
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Exclusive: For the second time, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is transferring a top-level commander rather than promoting a younger leader--raising eyebrows among military leaders
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Middle East News, JERUSALEM - Israel&#39;s top general has voiced fears that some of his soldiers have been desensitised by years of conflict with the Palestinians and says the army must strive to uphold moral standards.
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday he considers homosexuality to be immoral and the military should not condone it by allowing gay personnel to serve openly, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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One of the highest-ranking generals in the U.S. military yesterday stood by views attributed to him in a controversial new book about the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq but said it was important to understand the context in which those views were expressed.
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The head of the nation&#39;s largest gay and lesbian Republican group slammed fellow Republicans Friday for &quot;feigning outrage&quot; over comments by Sen. John Kerry, and called on President Bush
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Four more years of George W. Bush is a daunting prospect for many gay Americans, who see a president increasingly beholden to an evangelical Christian base bent on resisting gay equality.