November 30, 2010

A Pentagon survey of U.S. military service members shows that 70% would not have a problem with gays serving openly with them. The findings are expected to be ammunition for lawmakers who are pushing for passage on a bill that outlaws the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that has forced gay and lesbian service members to keep their sexual orientation secret. Source Link
 

President Obama is ordering a pay freeze for all federal workers except the uniformed services. The move would cancel planned increases in 2011 and 2012 and save about $2 billion in the current fiscal year and $28 billion over the next five years. Obama froze the pay of all top White House staff members and political appointees when he took office. Source Link  


The one-in-ten Americans who go online to watch their favorite TV shows haven’t given up traditional channel surfing. That according to a new survey that shows 8 out of 10 online viewers are watching just as much or more regularly-scheduled TV programming. Half say they now watch programs that they first sampled online and only about 3% plan to cancel their cable TV subscriptions. Source Link