Harry Reid Scrambling for 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal

Harry Reid may attempt to push a repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell onto the Senate floor today, a move that few expect to result in an end to the ban on openly gay servicemembers in the military.

Harry Reid may attempt to push a repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell onto the Senate floor today, a move that few expect to result in an end to the ban on openly gay servicemembers in the military.
Nevada Democratic Senator Harry Reid has beaten, barely, the arguably insane Sharron Angle to win re-election.
Diana Tejada, Sen. Harry Reid's Hispanic press secretary, has been fired over revelations that she was paid in exchange for marrying a Lebanese national who wanted to obtain permanent U.S. residency... and was on a terror watch list.
'Twas a riveting night of primetime programming on C-SPAN last night, as Nevada Senate candidates Sharron Angle, a scary twitching dingbat, and Sen. Harry Reid, with all the charisma of a brain tumor, held their only debate. Who "won"?
Why are the Democrats facing 13 tough Senate races this November? Who, exactly, are the Republican candidates challenging mainstays like Harry Reid? Well, some of them are psychotic, and, last night, Jon Stewart explained. That—and a Delaware bonus!—inside.
Prepare for outrage: Sen. Harry Reid referred to New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as the Senate's "hottest member" last night. Sure, he was just referencing her #3 place on this 50 Most Beautiful list, but Kiki blushed nevertheless. [Image: Getty]
"We are not asking you to agree with... homosexuality—we're asking you to do your job, to protect the Constitution," says Lady Gaga in a new message to the US Senate about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Watch inside.
Sen. Harry Reid will include a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the latest Defense Authorization bill! This isn't the easy battle to choose during election season, but did Lady Gaga's reassurances on Twitter help get it in there?
At a Nevada campaign stop yesterday, Sen. Harry Reid responded to an immigration-related question by saying, "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, OK?" Outrage! Race Card! Harry Reid must learn to share his Hispanics.
Sharron Angle, the far-right Senate candidate from Nevada whose ineptitude may keep Harry Reid in office, gave a hilarious interview to Fox News over the weekend explaining her selective media strategy: "We needed to have the press be our friend."
It's over: Harry Reid has the votes for financial reform, final passage could come Thursday.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D - NV) is fighting a tough re-election campaign against former Nevada Assemblywoman Sharron Angle. "Tough," partly because he has high unfavorables. And partly because Sharron Angle keeps doing things like encouraging his assassination.
Harry Reid's son, Rory — who looks like his father after a 10-day hunger strike — is running for Nevada governor! Here's his first ad, which comically and indiscreetly omits the hated word "Reid."
Everyone loves to hate Sen. Harry Reid, and it had looked for a while like this year's reelection bid would do him in. But with Republicans likely nominating a wacky Tea Party-er in today's primary, old Harry may survive!
The Times snagged a copy of Laura Bush's memoir Spoken from the Heart a week before its release, and they've got the goods: Possible presidential poisoning! Peeved political potshots! And details on her fatal, "mysterious" high-school car accident.
Senator Lindsey Graham was a key Republican supporter of the Democrats' proposed climate change and energy legislation. Now he has withdrawn his support because Democrats might decide to pursue immigration reform first. Wait... how does that make sense? Logic Report!
What is Congress going to do this summer? The House plans on taking it easy, and the Senate will work very hard. Which means the House will get only twice as much done as the Senate for a change.
Some Tea Partiers protested in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's hometown of Searchlight, Nevada, this Saturday. Instead of staying home and crying or whatever, Harry grabbed his shotgun and went down to his giant pork barrel "shooting park."