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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.

Obama's Proclamation: Some Gruel For The Gays?

By Marc Ambinder
Jun 1 2009, 4:49 PM ET Comment

President Obama, in a statement recognizing June as gay pride month, says he continues to support a repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy banning gays "in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security."  Obama also reiterates his support for "supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples" and "ensuring adoption rights."  The proclamation finds a way to brag about Obama's accomplishments so far. I doubt the gay rights groups will do more than roll their eyes, but here goes:

I am proud to be the first President to appoint openly LGBT candidates to Senate-confirmed positions in the first 100 days of an Administration. These individuals embody the best qualities we seek in public servants, and across my Administration -- in both the White House and the Federal agencies -- openly LGBT employees are doing their jobs with distinction and professionalism.

See the full statement here:  2009LGBT prc rel (2).pdf



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