From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

The Obama administration and gay rights.

Hello again, I'm Arunalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

As a candidate,

Barack Obama promised action to repeal, don't ask, don't tell, and to get Congress to take

another look at the Defense of Marriage Act. Yesterday, he directly addressed gays and lesbians who

supported him then, but who are critical now for his lack of action since moving into the White

House. Today, we'll hear how expectations have clashed with harsh reality and political expediency.

Would emphasis on gay rights get in the way of the president's broader agenda?

Would Republicans use the issue next year against Democrats in swing districts?

On reporter's notebook later on, the ousted president of Honduras vows to go home.

First, here's the news.

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D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Hello again, Warren Allie, back with To the Point.

Gays and lesbians who supported Barack Obama are demanding action from the Obama White House. We'll hear how the president has addressed their growing impatience with what it could and what it could mean, for don't ask, don't tell, the Defense of Marriage Act and other federal policies. On reporter's notebook, the deposed president of Honduras demands to get his

job back with support from the U.S., the U.N., and the organization of American states. First,

this news update, a car bomb that killed at least 30 people, marred celebration of Iraq's National

Sovereignty Day, as U.S. troops officially withdrew from towns and cities.

But 130,000 American soldiers still remain in the country.

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