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Obama Hosted White House LGBT Gay Pride Reception Speaks Clearly of His Views
June 20th, 2012 
AT2W Staff President Obama Disapproves NC Ban On Homosexual Marriage
May 10th, 2012 AT2W Staff
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President Obama Disapproves NC Ban On Homosexual Marriage
President Barack Obama’s campaign says he’s “disappointed” with North Carolina’s constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Obama campaign spokesman Cameron French said in a Tuesday statement that the ban on same-sex unions is “divisive and discriminatory.” French says same-sex couples deserve the same rights and legal protections as straight couples.
Obama officials have been embroiled in a national discussion of same-sex marriage since Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that he is “absolutely comfortable” with gay marriage. Obama himself hasn’t embraced legalizing gay marriage, saying his views on the subject are “evolving.”
North Carolinians overwhelming voted Tuesday to amend their state constitution, strengthening a state law that already outlawed same-sex unions.
Source: The AP
President Obama’s Jobs Plan Said To Be $300 Billion Package
September 7th, 2011 AT2W Staff 
President Obama’s Jobs Plan Said To Be $300 Billion Package
It looks like Representative Maxine Waters didn’t receive her hopeful wish of a trillion dollar jobs plan, but let’s see what Obama has for us.
President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Thursday night to get Americans working again.
According to sources familiar with the White House deliberations, the biggest measures in the president’s proposals for 2012 are expected to be a one-year extension of a payroll tax cut for workers and an extension of expiring jobless benefits; totaling about $170 billion.
Opponents are Against Free Birth Control They Say Will Kill Generations to Come
August 4th, 2011 AT2W Staff 
Opponents are Against Free Birth Control They Say Will Kill Generations to Come
As of this week, Obama Care is stating health insurance companies will now be required to provide women free birth control, in keeping with the new Obama administration guidelines, reported by HelloBeautiful.com.
The new guidelines, which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) labeled “historic,” will require new health insurance plans to include women’s preventive services including FDA approved contraceptives, breast feeding support, and well-women visits — all without charging a co-payment, co-insurance or a deductible — beginning August 1, 2012.
President Obama Addresses Debt Ceiling Deal Agreement Reached
August 1st, 2011 AT2W Staff President Obama Addresses Debt Ceiling Deal Agreement Reached
President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders reached historic agreement Sunday night on a compromise to permit vital U.S. borrowing by the Treasury in exchange for more than $2 trillion in long-term spending cuts.
Officials said Republican Speaker John Boehner telephoned Obama at mid-evening to say the agreement had been struck.
Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid said that both his party and opposition Republicans gave more ground than they wanted to. He said it’ll take members of both political parties to pass the measure.
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No Comments »Military Says Will Not Recognize Same Sex Marriage or Offer Benefits to Couples
July 19th, 2011 AT2W Staff Military Says Will Not Recognize Same Sex Marriage or Offer Benefits to Couples
In the eyes of the military, homosexual marriage will not be recognized and couples will still be denied most of the benefits the Defense Department gives to heterosexual couples to ease the costs of medical care, travel, housing and other living expenses, says the report from Huffington Post.
The Pentagon says the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act – which defines marriage for federal program purposes as a legal union between a man and woman – prohibits the Defense Department from extending those benefits to gay couples, even if they are married legally in certain states.
That means housing allowances and off-base living space for gay service members with partners could be decided as if they were living alone. Base transfers would not take into account their spouses. If two gay service members are married to each other they may be transferred to two different states or regions of the world. For heterosexual couples, the military tries to avoid that from happening.
Read entire report here.
Tennessee Bill Bans Teaching Homosexuality in K-8 Public Schools
May 23rd, 2011 AT2W Staff
Tennessee Passes Bill to Ban talk about homosexuality in public schools- AT2W- Photo courtesy of advocate.com
Tennessee Bill Bans Teaching Homosexuality in K-8 Public Schools
On Friday, a bill was passed by a Tennessee senate that would forbid teachers and students of K-8 public schools from discussing that some people are gay. Supporter of the bill say “it is intended to give teachers clear guidance for dealing with younger children on a potentially explosive topic.” Many call it the “Don’t say gay bill.
Posted in Gay Issues, Politics Tags: gay rights, Politics News, republican stacey campfield, Tennessee Anti-Gay Law, Tennessee Anti-Homosexuality Law, Tennessee Gay Ban, Tennessee Gay Teaching Ban, Tennessee Homosexuality Ban, Tennessee Homosexuality Law, Tennessee Teaching Gay Ban, Tennessee Teaching Homosexuality Ban No Comments »Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon Disgraces Community Over $630
December 1st, 2009 AT2W Staff 
How Can a Mayor Steal From the Poor?
It’s bad enough that this country, let alone city to city do not provide enough resources for the homeless and poor of our country. Why is there headlining news that Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore, Maryland has been convicted of stealing gift cards that were intended to be given to the poor of that city today?
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