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The issue exploded during Clinton's first week as President, triggered by those in the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill opposed to his campaign pledge to reverse an executive order barring gays and lesbians from serving. "The issue is whether men and women who can and have served with real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Turns 15 | 1/28/2008 | See Source »

For her part, Clinton agrees, and as the weekend wore on, she looked to some observers to be dangerously close to breaking her pledge not to campaign in Florida. On Friday, she issued a statement pledging to request that Florida and Michigan delegates be seated if she's the presumptive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dems' Florida Boycott Heats Up | 1/27/2008 | See Source »

There is one upside to the Democratic presidential candidates' pledge not to campaign in Florida before Tuesday's primary election: it means one less petty political donnybrook in the increasingly nasty race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. But for Democrats, it's hard to find any other silver lining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dems' Florida Boycott Heats Up | 1/27/2008 | See Source »

The Democrats are taking that possibly ill-advised risk because Florida stunned the nation last year when it leapfrogged its primary from March to January. It was an act of rebellion against what the state called an archaic system that gives the traditionally early primaries, especially in small states like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dems' Florida Boycott Heats Up | 1/27/2008 | See Source »

Making matters potentially worse for Democrats in Florida is that the Republican National Committee, while also sanctioning the Florida G.O.P. for the state's primary move, has not been nearly as harsh in its punishment. As a result, Republican candidates have descended on Florida and held a nationally televised debate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dems' Florida Boycott Heats Up | 1/27/2008 | See Source »

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