U.S.: Obama boosts same-sex partner benefits for federal employees
- Today, Obama will sign an executive order that gives wider benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. source
- The order doesn’t go nearly as far as it could, stopping just short of giving full health care benefits to them. source
- Obama has faced criticism from gay-rights groups for not doing enough – but he’s trying to avoid a fight. source
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