almost done, but hang on. her doctor recommended aleve because it can relieve pain all day with just two pills. this is lisa. who switched to aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. the conventional wisdom in washington says president obama should sail to re-election. he s got a huge campaign infrastructure, tested, battle ready, he s got a ton of money in the bank and let s face it a weak republican field. with the recovery slowing and unemployment not likely to approach the level he would need to claim this administration to turn this thing around that may need to be rethought. in fact, it may be time to question whether obama is really the favorite at all. the white house hopes voters will be convinced by the list of his domestic achievements, done wall street reform, rescue of the auto industry, health care law, stimulus, repeal of don t ask, don t tell, stopped the depression from happening and
lying this. advocates for the repeal of don t ask, don t tell, which is to go fully into force this year are viewing this as the first move of congress to try and stop that. a lot of concern. the pentagon says it s still trying to figure out what to do about marriages on military bases. so what happens next? they are going to look at it and i guess they can get it past congress. next, the sons of osama bin laden are accusing the united states of violating international law, going as far as calling it an assassination of their father. deborah, are the sons they are calling this an assassination but are they skeptical that their father is even dead? osama bin laden s sons want proof that he was killed and that it is his father.
. . a military service is something that i m going to perform at sometime in my lifetime. this commitment to public service is something that s near and dear to me. and i will serve in the military in some capacity, whether it s by returning to west point, or if it s commissioning via a different commissioning source. but i will serve my country in one capacity or another. former west point cadet katie miller on this show last year, before president obama signed the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. at the seem, cadet miller had just resigned her position at the u.s. military academy ahead of her junior year there. congress passed the repeal three months after that interview. president obama signed it into law on december 22. and so katie miller did in fact reapply to west point.
can you explain why months after signing the repeal of don t ask, don t tell the white house didn t allow representatives of gay military families to attend today s event? i actually don t have anything for you on that. i will take that question, not aware of it. the first lady s communications office released this statement saying the adminys,iq%=9 is moving forward with the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. it still remains the law. the white house looks forward to working with the families of gay and lesbian service members after certification occurs. for us, it was a good reminder to check back on the progress of that repeal of don t ask, don t tell. we found this update by general james amos of the marine corps given to congress just last week. readiness and combat effectiveness is personal to our marine leadership. and in that regard, we have not seen any drop in it, but, again, we are we are in the implementation stage right now. but my expectations are the
part, they feel that they are an essential part of the harvard community. and that this has been an excellent environment for them. and president faust, i covered secretary colin powell s visit when he delivered the commencement speech back in 1993. i asked him, because there were protests, his visit was being protested, how he justified the don t ask, don t tell policy, and he said at the time, it was to maintain order. this reversal on the side of the military, the government, really a political and culture sea change. do you feel that harvard is also ready for a sea change of its own? beyond offering office space, access to classrooms and athletic fields for the rotc, but to establish a real rotc unit on campus? the sea change is one that it s important to note, and to celebrate today, with the repeal of don t ask, don t tell and the landmark. that is for inclusion in our society. so i just want to reinforce what