Brad Kiley to oversee salaries, budgeting
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 5 at 4:30 PM Jan. 5 at 4:30 PM
President-elect Barack Obama announced today that an openly gay man will serve as director of the White House Office of Management & Administration.
Brad Kiley, the new appointee, currently serves as director of operations for the Obama transition team and as an official for the Center for American Progress think tank.
The head of the White House Office of Management & Administration is charged with overseeing the operations of the White House in matters such as salaries, office space and budgeting.
Kiley served as deputy assistant to the president for management and administration under President Clinton, according to the Center for Ameri ...
'Waltz With Bashir' takes top prize
NEW YORK (AP) | Jan. 5 at 3:47 PM Jan. 5 at 3:47 PM
"Waltz With Bashir," a groundbreaking animated documentary about Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, won the National Society of Film Critics’ 2008 best picture award Saturday.
But "Happy-Go-Lucky," Mike Leigh’s tale of a die-hard optimist whose worldview is put to the test, came away with four of the 10 awards for 2008 films. It won best director and best screenplay for Leigh, best actress for Sally Hawkins and best supporting actor for Eddie Marsan.
The critics’ group also named Sean Penn as best actor for his performance in the biopic "Milk," about pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk.
Hanna Schygulla won best su ...
3 parishes split from Episcopal Church over ordination of gay ministers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) | Jan. 5 at 2:25 PM Jan. 5 at 2:25 PM
The state's high court has prohibited three Southern California parishes who left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers from retaining ownership of their church buildings and property.
In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that the property belongs to the Episcopal church because the parishes agreed to abide by the mother church's rules, which includes specific language about property ownership.
St. James Church in Newport Beach, All Saints Church in Long Beach and St. David's Church in North Hollywood pulled out of the 2.1 million member national Episcopal Church in 2004 and sought to retain property owner ...
Brad Kiley to oversee salaries, budgeting
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 5 at 4:30 PM Jan. 5 at 4:30 PM
President-elect Barack Obama announced today that an openly gay man will serve as director of the White House Office of Management & Administration.
Brad Kiley, the new appointee, currently serves as director of operations for the Obama transition team and as an official for the Center for American Progress think tank.
The head of the White House Office of Management & Administration is charged with overseeing the operations of the White House in matters such as salaries, office space and budgeting.
Kiley served as deputy assistant to the president for management and administration under President Clinton, according to the Center for Ameri ...
'Waltz With Bashir' takes top prize
NEW YORK (AP) | Jan. 5 at 3:47 PM Jan. 5 at 3:47 PM
"Waltz With Bashir," a groundbreaking animated documentary about Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, won the National Society of Film Critics’ 2008 best picture award Saturday.
But "Happy-Go-Lucky," Mike Leigh’s tale of a die-hard optimist whose worldview is put to the test, came away with four of the 10 awards for 2008 films. It won best director and best screenplay for Leigh, best actress for Sally Hawkins and best supporting actor for Eddie Marsan.
The critics’ group also named Sean Penn as best actor for his performance in the biopic "Milk," about pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk.
Hanna Schygulla won best su ...
3 parishes split from Episcopal Church over ordination of gay ministers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) | Jan. 5 at 2:25 PM Jan. 5 at 2:25 PM
The state's high court has prohibited three Southern California parishes who left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers from retaining ownership of their church buildings and property.
In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that the property belongs to the Episcopal church because the parishes agreed to abide by the mother church's rules, which includes specific language about property ownership.
St. James Church in Newport Beach, All Saints Church in Long Beach and St. David's Church in North Hollywood pulled out of the 2.1 million member national Episcopal Church in 2004 and sought to retain property owner ...
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