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06/28/2009
While we were away: The president did this:
*RELATED COMMENTARY:
President Obama’s decision to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees is a victory for fairness in the workplace. It is a serious omission, however, that his new policy does not include health and retirement benefits, which heterosexual married employees receive. The administration has more work to do, on employee benefits and other issues, to keep its promise to work for equal rights for gay Americans.
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Mr. Obama’s order will extend some benefits to partners of gay employees, including long-term-care insurance and, for foreign service employees, the ability to use medical facilities at posts abroad. It also directs the heads of executive-branch departments to determine what other benefits can legally be extended.
The new policy will not, however, include some of the most important, and costliest, benefits.
Benefits for Same-Sex Partners [NYT Editorial]
Your thoughts
I'm infuriated that you decided to report this insulting scrap thrown to us, and not Obama / the DOJ's unnecessary support of DOMA.
Posted by: reg | Jun 29, 2009 9:06:07 AM
Yea, reg? You're "infuriated"?
Did it ever occur to you that I've been away for two weeks and am still about twenty posts away from even beginning to think about today's news? And that maybe I'm saving that DOMA/DOJ thing for last, since it was the biggest news that happened while I was away?
Breathe.
Posted by: G-A-Y | Jun 29, 2009 9:24:06 AM
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