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  • Former President Jimmy Carter Calls on Congress to Revisit 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

    05/15/2007 9:36:31 AM PDT · by Hadean · 44 replies · 1,070+ views
    Yahoo ^ | May 15 2007
    WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former President Jimmy Carter, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, has called on Congress to revisit the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel. In an exclusive statement to Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), Carter says that, "It is my long-held belief that every human being deserves dignity and respect. I often heard that phrase during my years at the United States Naval Academy, I carried it out as Commander-in-Chief, and it continues to animate my human rights work around the globe today. The nation's commitment to human rights...
  • Jimmy Carter is 81 today

    10/01/2005 2:31:21 AM PDT · by lunarbicep · 100 replies · 2,125+ views
    Jimmy Carter aspired to make Government "competent and compassionate," responsive to the American people and their expectations. His achievements were notable, but in an era of rising energy costs, mounting inflation, and continuing tensions, it was impossible for his administration to meet these high expectations. Carter, who has rarely used his full name--James Earl Carter, Jr.--was born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. Peanut farming, talk of politics, and devotion to the Baptist faith were mainstays of his upbringing. Upon graduation in 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Carter married Rosalynn Smith. The Carters have three sons,...