Comments on: Who Is Mark Segal’s Secret Source In The White House? http://www.philebrity.com/2009/06/17/who-is-mark-segals-secret-source-in-the-white-house/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: philabiker19http://www.philebrity.com/2009/06/17/who-is-mark-segals-secret-source-in-the-white-house/comment-page-1/#comment-12189 philabiker19 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:39:26 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=23459#comment-12189 Yeah this shit was on CNN way early, all you had to do was turn on the tv for the high secret power source. Yeah this shit was on CNN way early, all you had to do was turn on the tv for the high secret power source.

]]> By: luttonhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/06/17/who-is-mark-segals-secret-source-in-the-white-house/comment-page-1/#comment-12173 lutton Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:04:24 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=23459#comment-12173 the news broke around 9:00 PM last nightalso, the details aren't as great as it sounds:President Obama's plan is drawing a lukewarm reaction this morning, as it becomes clear that -- contrary to some early reports -- the benefits can't include access for same-sex partners to health or retirement plans.The Defense of Marriage Act, which Obama vowed during the campaign to repeal, prohibits the federal government from extending those benefits, so today's announcement appears likely to be limited to meaningful, but less sweeping, changes for gay and lesbian federal workers.http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0609/Obama_to_extend_benefits_to_samesex_partners.html the news broke around 9:00 PM last night

also, the details aren’t as great as it sounds:

President Obama’s plan is drawing a lukewarm reaction this morning, as it becomes clear that — contrary to some early reports — the benefits can’t include access for same-sex partners to health or retirement plans.

The Defense of Marriage Act, which Obama vowed during the campaign to repeal, prohibits the federal government from extending those benefits, so today’s announcement appears likely to be limited to meaningful, but less sweeping, changes for gay and lesbian federal workers.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0609/Obama_to_extend_benefits_to_samesex_partners.html

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