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The article profiles the political like of U.S. Senator and Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman. It notes a bill that Lieberman is devising to repeal the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays serving in the U.S. military. Also noted is Lieberman's negotiations with an anonymous Republican Senator to co-sponsor the bill. Remaining resentment among Democrats for Lieberman's past support of Republican Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election is noted.

The article presents world news briefs. The oil company BP has not been able to stem the flow of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after the April 20, 2010 oil rig explosion. U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. lawmakers have agreed to set a timetable for the repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military. Violent clashes between drug gangs in the Tivoli Gardens ghetto near the capital of Kingston, Jamaica, have resulted in a month-long state of emergency.

Focuses on the torment and murder of Private First Class Barry Winchell, a gay soldier in the United States military. Circumstances surrounding the murder; Governmental regulations regarding gays in the military; Details of his personal life and career in the military; How Calvin Glover was charged with the crime.

The article discusses the challenges for same-sex spouses of U.S. Army personnel in obtaining spousal benefits, with a focus on the experiences of U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Heather Mack and her wife Ashley Broadway. Topics include the the 2010 law ending the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military, the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, and the policies enacted by the U.S. Marine Corps to limit discrimination against same-sex spouses.

The article discusses a U.S. Department of Defense study finding that gay persons could serve in the armed forces without affecting military readiness.

The article quotes journalists including Gideon Rachman of the "Financial Times" on the reaction of the European Union to France's deportation of Romanies, Michelle Goldberg of the "Daily Beast" on Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell and her political ilk, and Bret Stephens of the "Wall Street Journal" on the U.S. military "Don't ask, don't tell" policy (DADT).

The article presents quotes from journalist Elizabeth Rosenthal about the inability to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. General Colin Powell on the possibility of repealing the U.S. military's policy of banning gay individuals from serving openly in the military and speech writer William McGurn explaining that Americans are becoming increasingly anti-abortion.

The article discusses the history of gays in the military and U.S. Congressional hearings on the issue that began February 2, 2010 in follow-up to commentary on the matter made by U.S. President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address. In its Articles of War of 1916, the U.S. banned gays from serving in the military. The so-called Don't ask, don't tell policy promoted by President Bill Clinton in 1993 also is mentioned.

The article reports on statistics in the news. The U.S. personal savings rate has fallen to negative 0.4% while the average American household has $9,312 in credit card debt. 726 people were discharged from the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy; it took $200 million to recruit and train their replacements. 26% of American couples plan to have destination weddings, ceremonies that cost guests an average of $900.

Comments on the number of U.S. troops who were let go for being gay over the past six sears. Data that was released by a gay advocacy group, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network; Observation that those kicked out are the same kinds of soldiers the Pentagon is now seeking; Policy of the U.S. Army concerning gays.

Discusses comments made by United States presidential candidate John McCain about how he can recognize when a person is gay, in response to the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy about gays in the military. Reasons why gay activists did not object to McCain's comments; How McCain's honest comments show how far Republicans have come in their attitudes towards gays.

Presents graphs depicting how the actual rate of dismissal of gay military service members since the `don't ask, don't tell' policy went into effect. Judge's overthrow of the policy in 1995.

Announces a three judge federal appeals court found Joseph Steffan's constitutional rights had been violated when he was forced in 1987 to resign from the Naval Academy and has ordered the former midshipman be granted a diploma and commissioned a second lieutenant. Stinging rebuke by Chief Judge Abner Mikva; Background of the case; Possibility the Pentagon's `Don't ask, don't tell' policy will not withstand constitutional scrutiny; Actions by New York court; Details.

Reports on controversial statistics indicating that the number of gays being kicked out of the United States military has increased since the inception of the so-called don't ask, don't tell policy in 1994. How Defense Secretary William Cohen has reacted to the situation.

The article reports on the discharge of U.S. Airforce Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich for practicing homosexuality. It mentions that a three-man board at Langley Air Force in Virginia recommended general discharge for Matlovich after a hearing. During the hearing Colonel James Applegate, the Air Force equivalent of a prosecutor, charge that there are no unusual circumstances to keep Matlovich since he refused to be celibate and not practice homosexuality.

The article discusses court cases in the U.S. A St. Paul, Minnesota judge decided that a divorcee who used sex to pay for a contractor for electrical work is invalid since there is no testimony to assist the court with the going rate. Leonard Matlovich, an Air Force technical sergeant who sued the military for prohibiting homosexuals in the service has found companion with two lesbians, Private First Class Barbara Randolph and Private Debbie Watson who have been discharged.

The article features Leonard Matlovich, a homosexual technical sergeant, who presents a case that challenges the abolition of the restriction against homosexuals in the U.S. military service. It states that Matlovich joined the Air Force in 1963 wherein at that time he already knew that he was a homosexual. It mentions that the ultraconservatism in politics and social values made him hate his sexual desires. It says that the Pentagon will hold a rulebook which argues that the presence of homosexuals in the military service can hinder young men from joining the military. It adds that Matlovich is still accepted by his fellow airmen as a fine noncommissioned officer.

The article reports that the U.S. Army is faced with a daunting task of providing more troops in Iraq and Afghanistan in the wake of recent cashiering of gay soldiers. It must be noted that the army had cashiered 6,300 troops for indulging in homosexual activities over the past 6 years. Discharged gay soldiers worked as truck drivers, engineers and band musicians.

The article quotes journalists including Gideon Rachman of the "Financial Times" on the reaction of the European Union to France's deportation of Romanies, Michelle Goldberg of the "Daily Beast" on Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell and her political ilk, and Bret Stephens of the "Wall Street Journal" on the U.S. military "Don't ask, don't tell" policy (DADT).

The article quotes journalists including Gideon Rachman of the "Financial Times" on the reaction of the European Union to France's deportation of Romanies, Michelle Goldberg of the "Daily Beast" on Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell and her political ilk, and Bret Stephens of the "Wall Street Journal" on the U.S. military "Don't ask, don't tell" policy (DADT).

The article presents quotes from journalist Elizabeth Rosenthal about the inability to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. General Colin Powell on the possibility of repealing the U.S. military's policy of banning gay individuals from serving openly in the military and speech writer William McGurn explaining that Americans are becoming increasingly anti-abortion.

The article presents quotes from journalist Elizabeth Rosenthal about the inability to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. General Colin Powell on the possibility of repealing the U.S. military's policy of banning gay individuals from serving openly in the military and speech writer William McGurn explaining that Americans are becoming increasingly anti-abortion.

The article reports on statistics in the news. The U.S. personal savings rate has fallen to negative 0.4% while the average American household has $9,312 in credit card debt. 726 people were discharged from the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy; it took $200 million to recruit and train their replacements. 26% of American couples plan to have destination weddings, ceremonies that cost guests an average of $900.