Federal Judge Virginia Phillips, a Bill Clinton appointee, ruled Thursday that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) law is unconstitutional and issued an injunction barring its enforcement. The law forbids members of the military from openly engaging in homosexual conduct. Those who acknowledge homosexuality had been discharged.

The Obama administration opposes DADT, but because it is established law the Justice Department had to defend it when the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay-rights group, challenged the law's constitutionality.

The call for a chaplain went out at the Bethesda Naval Hospital sometime after three in the morning. So naval officer Mark Jumper entered the room of the dying. He saw a sailor, nearly wasted away. Lying on his stomach, the sailor tried any position to alleviate his final pain.

A victim of AIDS, the sailor, abandoned by his family for his gay lifestyle, was dying alone. Until he asked for the chaplain.

When military pharmacist David Black received word that the Pentagon would require all military treatment facilities to stock emergency contraception-the Plan B drug that he considers abortion-inducing-he grew immediately anxious. Black, who asked that WORLD not use his real name in order to protect his job, told a supervisor that he would not dispense the pill and suggested they ship it to a local provider who was willing to dispense it. The supervisor said that was not an option.

WASHINGTON-President Obama said during a White House gay-pride reception this week that he remains committed to ending the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Obama told the gathering in the East Room that the policy is unfair and prevents patriotic Americans from serving their country. He clarified, to quell growing unrest over his perceived lack of action, that this and other gay-rights measures are an incredibly difficult struggle that will not happen overnight.

Barack Obama has consistently and very publicly staked out policy positions far to the left of the American public on such issues as taxes, abortion, and same-sex marriage. But one issue has slipped quietly under the radar: If elected president, the Illinois senator would require women to register for the military draft. As commander in chief, he would also consider assigning women to roles in close combat, also known as "the point of the spear."

Nearly seven years after Islamic terrorists used passenger jets as missiles to attack the United States, the names most frequently on the lips of newscasters in relation to the attack are those of the suspected perpetrators: Are confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other suspected terrorists being treated well at Guantanamo? Were they subjected to torture? Will they receive a fair trial?

The granite-faced interrogator burst into the room flanked by a pair of enforcers. Smirking, the interrogator held a piece of paper in his hand.

"How long did you think you could keep your secret, Mr. Muse?" he asked in Spanish.