Gillibrand on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Why hasn't Congress overturned "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"? The Daily Beast's Jason Bellini puts the question to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who wants to do away with the policy - and says how...
Finally, Action on Gay Soldiers
Jason Bellini is a freelance TV journalist who has worked for MTV, CBS, and CNN. In 2006, he received the Journalist of the Year award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
The Daily Beast has learned that the Senate, prompted by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, will hold hearings on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"-a first since 1993, despite Obama's campaign promises.
Sit Down and Shut Up
With the silencing of Hillary Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand, is it any surprise that a brave woman from Alaska might decide to take a road less traveled?
"Don't Ask" Fight Hits Senate
Jason Bellini is a freelance TV journalist who has worked for MTV, CBS, and CNN. In 2006, he received the Journalist of the Year award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand could force the Senate to take up the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy this week, The Daily Beast has learned. Jason Bellini on the plot to halt the ban on gays in the military.
Bring on the Traitor Democrats
Matthew Yglesias is a Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. He is the author of Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats.
Who cares if Obama's electoral coalition is fragile? Democrats need to run against other Democrats to push Congress to the left.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
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Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
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