MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03sun2.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Unfinished Business: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

“It has been six months since Congress voted to allow military service by openly gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans, but the law banning their service is still in effect.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03sun1.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Unfinished Business: The Defense of Marriage Act

“The Defense of Marriage Act, which ranks with the most overtly discriminatory laws in the nation’s history, remains on the books, prohibiting federal recognition of legal same-sex marriages.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03bruni.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Time For Oratorical Contraception, by Frank Bruni

“On the campaign trail, and in Congress, baby talk is cheap.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03dowd.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

When a Predator Collides With a Fabricator, by Maureen Dowd

“Is the hotel maid crying wolf or getting thrown to the wolves?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03kristof.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

An African Adventure and A Revelation, by Nicholas D. Kristof

“One of the best-kept secrets in the world today can be found in thatched-roof villages like the ones we passed through: Africa appears to be turning around.”