Live: The troops react to the vote

Stripes reporters provide instant reaction from servicemembers around the world to the election.

Stars and Stripes : #EUCOM #Blog - Quality of Life: A Purple Issue http://bit.ly/bx4aYV
Stars and Stripes : VA in the News: http://ow.ly/1ga6j http://ow.ly/1g708 http://ow.ly/1g5JO http://ow.ly/1g5Ks http://ow.ly/1g6Zi
Stars and Stripes : Thanks for the RTs and discussion! @GregWHoward @enemyspy @bellamarie67 @izzyjsmom @drdpgatten @cdintennessee @GenX_Futurist
Stars and Stripes : Thanks for the RTs and discussion! @USMC_Vet @2BitViews @MilVehicles @AnalyzingKitty @bluedevildavey @steven_newyork @rijakk @VickieRussell
Stars and Stripes : Thanks for the RTs and discussion! @thelightchaser1 @R47R @meowatthesun @PatriotAirborne @DaveyHo69 @MerleChloe @jacquelineyv @KXLY4NEWS
Stars and Stripes : I posted 47 photos on Facebook in the album "100309-Naval Station Everett" http://bit.ly/dwNO50
Stars and Stripes : Now following: @OceanExplorer, NOAA site for all who wish to learn about, discover, & virtually explore the ocean! @navynews @NavyOceans
Stars and Stripes : Sure did RT @ahh2fly @Shotgun15e What did you do, give someone an incentive flight? ;o)
Stars and Stripes : Can't wait! RT @WynnLasVegas @Shotgun15e congrats to you! You must be meant to see #GarthBrooks! Don't forget your black cowboy hat. ^JB
Stars and Stripes : Looking forward to tomorrow's webcast:: Teaching Vehicle Control to SAVE Soldiers Lives http://ow.ly/1gogV #sot #nowplaying
Stars and Stripes : Another great day in PACNORWEST. Great visit to Everett. Well done shipmates....you're getting it done! HOOYAH!! http://bit.ly/bP8Q50
Stars and Stripes : Local Afghan Tip Leads to Large Cache Find http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2010/03/local-afghan-tip-leads-to-large-cache-find.html
Stars and Stripes : 8:32 P.M. - The House adjourned. Next meeting: 10:00 a.m. on March 10, 2010. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice v http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Just scored tickets to 'sold out' Garth Brooks concert. Thanks @WynnLasVegas
Stars and Stripes : Camp Personnel Help Distribute Shoes to Refugees in Djibouti http://bit.ly/bROFyJ
Stars and Stripes : After Secretary Gates left FOB Frontenac, the group headed to Helmand. (I stayed at Frontenac.) http://bit.ly/bDGcIR
Stars and Stripes : Fancy screens don't make better pilots RT @AircrewBuzz NTSB Study: http://bit.ly/9V45Y8 Glass Cockpits’ Has Not Led to Safety Improvements
Stars and Stripes : If the US won't export, Russia will RT @alert5 India and Russia to sign agreement for PAK-FA: http://bit.ly/bYWDeZ
Stars and Stripes : So did Russia's RT @alert5 People's Liberation Army looks fierce on paper: http://bit.ly/ceqzES
Stars and Stripes : Camp Personnel Help Distribute Shoes to Refugees in Djibouti http://bit.ly/bUtkyy
Stars and Stripes : RT @murph6531 Watched 2 Brit harriers taxi by @ Eglin AFB. They made our A-10s look pretty.
Stars and Stripes : Only a matter of time. Can't wait to shoot 1 down RT @alert5 Boeing Gets Phase 1 of Contract for USAF QF-16 Drone: http://bit.ly/dqT760
Stars and Stripes : Suspension Vote: H.R. 3650 Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act: Failed 263-142, 2... http://bit.ly/9QagRs
Stars and Stripes : Suspension Vote: H.Res. 1069 Congratulating Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for being awarded the Nobel Prize... http://bit.ly/cPyf4o
Stars and Stripes : Suspension Vote: H.Res. 935 Honoring John E. Warnock, Charles M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther Sans Takeuchi, a... http://bit.ly/dsFGtG
Stars and Stripes : RT @AeroNews @AeroNews French Legion Of Honor Medal Awarded To WWII P-51B Ace http://tinyurl.com/yle6bfv
Stars and Stripes : You like that, you should come up to Nellis. RT @24k The plane boss, the plane! — at LAS observation Area http://gowal.la/s/gGx
Stars and Stripes : Air Force Mortuary Ensures Dignity, Honor for Fallen http://bit.ly/8YCfgu
Stars and Stripes : Air Force Mortuary Ensures Dignity, Honor for Fallen http://bit.ly/d9BtTq
Stars and Stripes : RT @ArmyWellBeing: Experiencing stress? How to develop healthy ways to manage stress symptoms with NO alcohol or drugs. http://ow.ly/1geLt
Stars and Stripes : The House adjourned. Next meeting: 10:00 a.m. on March 10, 2010. http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : 8:32 P.M. - On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. Mr. Carter moved that the House do now adjourn. http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : 'Very troubling': Chief Justice Roberts on Obama's court criticism to joint session of Congress http://bit.ly/cLubdD #politics #tcot #p2
Stars and Stripes : Experiencing stress? Let us help you develop healthy ways to manage stress symptoms without using alcohol or drugs. http://ow.ly/1geLt
Stars and Stripes : Washington Sketch: Fox's Glenn Beck not tickled pink by Eric Massa's confession. - http://wpo.st/MDd #massa
Stars and Stripes : Thanks for the RTs @CambridgeCEOCOO @craignewmark @NolandHoshino @RyanErickson!
Stars and Stripes : 7:37 P.M. - SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : 7:30 P.M. - NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION - Mr. Flake notified the House of his intent to rise to a questi http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : 7:37 P.M. - SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : 10 Tips on How to Deal with Work Conflicts After Deployment ... http://ow.ly/1gf2F
Stars and Stripes : Iraqis Arrest 3 Suspects During Elections http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2010/03/iraqis-arrest-3-suspects-during-elections.html
Stars and Stripes : Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 402-0 Agreed to: (2/3 required): 402-0 Failed: (2/3 required): 263-142 http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Senators Pushing More VA Funds: http://bit.ly/cIUJhW (via @Militarydotcom)
Stars and Stripes : 7:20 P.M. - ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. 7:17 P.M. - Motion to reconside http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Boeing Receives Phase 1 of Contract for US Air Force QF-16 Drone. #military http://bit.ly/dgS38O
Stars and Stripes : #Video of #Nationals pitcher Stephen #Strasburg warming up before his first start, then warming to the media throng http://bit.ly/bhWTQX
Stars and Stripes : #Military_Times : Army seeks answers for Afghan civilian deaths: A helicopter attack that killed at least 15 civil... http://bit.ly/cKWj3L
Stars and Stripes : #Military_Times : Gates visits Afghan town cleared by Marines: NOW ZAD, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert Gat... http://bit.ly/a83je6
Stars and Stripes : honoring John E. Warnock, Charles M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther Sans Takeuchi, and IBM Corporation for receiving http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : It's Spring Break time! Parents: What You Need to Know About College Drinking ... http://ow.ly/1geEs
Stars and Stripes : LIVE Wednesday Webcast: Teaching Vehicle Control to SAVE Soldiers Lives http://ow.ly/1q33yk @USArmy @norfolkdistrict @TARDEC_PAO #sot
Stars and Stripes : congratulating Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for being awarded the Nobel Prize in physics 7:04 P.M. - On motion http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Bill #Clinton and George W. #Bush put together team to oversee #Haiti aid fund http://bit.ly/9X4ica
Stars and Stripes : Operation Combats Insurgents, Uncovers Weapons http://bit.ly/ax4UPW
Stars and Stripes : Reid to Huddle With Rookies on Strategy to Combat GOP Obstructionism http://bit.ly/aNyzRm
Stars and Stripes : UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions to suspe http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Pelosi: Pass Health Reform So You Can Find Out What’s In It http://bit.ly/9lc4sJ
Stars and Stripes : Feeling Depressed or Anxious? Screen Yourself Online http://bit.ly/cC3w9q
Stars and Stripes : NASA: Money Key to More Space Shuttle Flights http://bit.ly/9MhzO5
Stars and Stripes : 6:31 P.M. - Mr. Hastings (FL) filed a report from the Committee on Rules on http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : WP reader accuses paper of "promoting a faggot lifestyle" with photo of two men kissing. http://is.gd/a55uK
Stars and Stripes : #USJFCOM commander: Future units need balanced capabilities. http://www.jfcom.mil/tw/tw2310.html
Stars and Stripes : Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown to Smithsonian http://bit.ly/cr51pN
Stars and Stripes : North Korea Establishes Medium-Range Missile Group, Report Claims #military http://bit.ly/afSExQ
Stars and Stripes : 5 Reasons to Check Out the MyArmyBenefits Website ... http://ow.ly/1gf16
Stars and Stripes : #Video: #Health care protesters rally against #insurance executives, urging #Congress to pass reform bill http://bit.ly/9GCStN
Stars and Stripes : to establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program, to develop and coordinate a comprehensive and integra http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Operation Combats Insurgents, Uncovers Weapons http://bit.ly/cDEF47
Stars and Stripes : Which GI Bill Will Pay Me the Most to Get My MBA? http://bit.ly/cFiQqV #mgib #education #gibill #military
Stars and Stripes : 4G Networks Promise True Wireless Broadband http://bit.ly/cZ05xO
Stars and Stripes : Pentagon Eyes More Than $800 Million for New Nuclear Cruise Missile #military http://bit.ly/d1gDD3
Stars and Stripes : Motion to Invoke Cloture on Baucus Amdt. No. 3336: Cloture Motion Agreed to 66-34 (3/5 required). 98% of Democrats... http://bit.ly/dr3nc9
Stars and Stripes : RT @asatter: Boustany's Full Remarks at CQ Healthbeat Conf.: Rep. Boustany (R-La.) spoke about health care costs a... http://bit.ly/cOzPfg
Stars and Stripes : Going to Toucan's for dinner on Mexico Beach, then to bed early. 0430 wakeup tomorrow for another early missile shoot. AIM-120s tomorrow.
Stars and Stripes : So cool! Wounded Warrior Ties for National Geographic Adventurer of the Year! http://ow.ly/1geKd
Stars and Stripes : Tribune's Newport News paper to cut more than 10% of newsroom staff as editing/design jobs move to Chicago. http://is.gd/a4UaA
Stars and Stripes : Ex-Rep. Eric #Massa on Glenn Beck: 'You can take anything out of context' http://bit.ly/9xrspf
Stars and Stripes : Eric Massa Says he Groped Staffer -- Non Sexually http://bit.ly/9e3Jj5
Stars and Stripes : National ID card ? For 18 years I've had a mlitary ID card. Why is everyone against a tamper proof improvement to our social security card?
Stars and Stripes : Jihad Jane – Philly Woman Charged With Supporting Terrorists http://is.gd/a4SBT
Stars and Stripes : RT @DavidMDrucker: In non-Mass, non-Beck news, Senate R's will Byrd abortion: http://bit.ly/9AgqBw
Stars and Stripes : Former Christian Coalition architect @ralphreed Expected to Pass on Georgia House Race http://bit.ly/bJk85z
Stars and Stripes : Senator @ChuckSchumer Plans Hearings on Filibuster Rules, WIll Announce Tomorrow http://bit.ly/cljGMN
Stars and Stripes : Mounting tension from North Korea over U.S.-South Korea exercises #video: http://bit.ly/bvoKye
Stars and Stripes : Letterman:Oscars are so long they had 2 keep adding to the Dead Actor Tributes. So long by end Meryl Streep was nom for Best Actress NEXT yr
Stars and Stripes : Massa Says He Tickled Staffer ‘Until He Couldn’t Breathe’ http://bit.ly/cq8j45
Stars and Stripes : RT @theloon: BREAKING: Heat Therapy Treats Parasitic Infection Among Soldiers in Iraq - http://ow.ly/1pYG7Y - #SOT #tcot
Stars and Stripes : Quarrels could taint #Iraq election as politicians debate whether to count votes for 55 candidates barred from election http://bit.ly/cKWXuG
Stars and Stripes : Government’s GM-Chrysler Ties Make Toyota Probe Look Bad http://bit.ly/agKpLY
Stars and Stripes : Discrimination and Government Policing Morality http://bit.ly/aj0SsI
Stars and Stripes : Cutting Postal Service to Save the Post Office? http://bit.ly/dqIHkp
Stars and Stripes : Romney's 2012 Health Reform Problem http://bit.ly/9J9gLW
Stars and Stripes : Story from Navy.mil on Family Readiness. -- Chief Ansarov http://bit.ly/cX65MX
Stars and Stripes : Senate Resolution Celebrates Women in Military ... http://ow.ly/1geJs
Stars and Stripes : Prosecutors charge 'Jihad Jane', Pa. woman who allegedly used web to recruit people worldwide to "wage violent jihad." http://bit.ly/drJaAc
Stars and Stripes : Latest edition of Force Weekly. You can also find this on MCPON's leadership page at www.navy.mil/MCPON and... http://bit.ly/bp6MUb
Stars and Stripes : We're excited for this! RT @PatrolBaseJaker Director Dave Scantling is heading to Washington D.C. tomorrow to screen @BrothersAtWar
Stars and Stripes : In furious blowback to #Obama's planned NASA changes, aerospace community inks letter of protest http://bit.ly/aVFO9L
Stars and Stripes : Rep. Massa on Glenn Beck: "I tickled him til he couldn't breathe and then four guys jumped on me."
Stars and Stripes : 5:08 P.M. - The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. Next meeting: 6:30 P.M. today. 5:07 P.M. - Motion to re http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Soldier tells how he threw back Taliban grenade - Yahoo! News: http://bit.ly/bmKV6E
Stars and Stripes : expressing support for designation of the week of February 28 through March 7, 2010, as "School Social Work Week" 5:00 http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : congratulating Silver Lake College for 75 years of service as an undergraduate institution of higher education 4:53 P. http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Great responses from our Facebook fans: Why I Love My Soldier ... http://ow.ly/1geZJ
Stars and Stripes : Electricity Restored in Longworth http://bit.ly/cwIfau
Stars and Stripes : Plus: Frank Lautenberg and @ChuckSchumer and Bob Casey #DADT
Stars and Stripes : Poll: Obama Bests Clinton in Communicating http://bit.ly/9rKS2Q
Stars and Stripes : Supreme Court Takes Aim at Chicago Gun Ban http://bit.ly/cH5M1r
Stars and Stripes : Harvard Student Locked in Library Gets Creative http://bit.ly/cfDQWJ
Stars and Stripes : The 1960s: A Decade of Promise and Heartbreak http://bit.ly/d8ZfML
Stars and Stripes : Motion to Waive Sect. 201(a), S.Con.Res. 21, 110th, Murray Amendment No. 3356 As Modified: Motion Rejected 55-45 (... http://bit.ly/a87gdS
Stars and Stripes : #DADT Reversal Wins 9 New Co-Sponsors: @JohnKerry @DickDurbin @SenSherrodBrown @TomUdall @russfeingold @senatorsanders http://bit.ly/auUUDM
Stars and Stripes : GOP Begins Attacks on Pelosi, Democrats Over Ethics http://bit.ly/doDUM2
Stars and Stripes : RT @BlueAngels The Blue Angels will fly in their first air show of the 2010 season on Saturday at NAF El Centro, CA. #BAPAO
Stars and Stripes : Do your children have a lot of questions about what happens when you deploy? The Airmen & Family Readiness Center... http://fb.me/6jbwjmV
Stars and Stripes : Five points to ponder ahead of tonight's episode of #LOST, 'Dr. Linus' http://bit.ly/9SMtke
Stars and Stripes : Eric Massa Under Investigation for Groping Male Staffers, Report Says http://bit.ly/bqiwVy
Stars and Stripes : Wiki Site Targets Meg Whitman's Campaign for Governor http://bit.ly/cJW16e
Stars and Stripes : commending The Ohio State University Buckeyes football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl 4:40 P.M. - DEBATE - http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : 4:39 P.M. - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. On motion to suspend the rules and pass http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Are you an Army S1? Online Resource Now Caters to 44,000 Human Resources Personnel ... http://ow.ly/1geIr
Stars and Stripes : to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, as http://bit.ly/HFloor
Jeff Schogol, Pentagon reporter : Pentagon Spokesman: "Hurt Locker" Oscar a Testament to Journalist Embeds: http://mediamatters.org/strupp/201003080039
Stars and Stripes : First lady Michelle #Obama will speak at Anacostia High School commencement on June 11 http://bit.ly/a80UY4
Stars and Stripes : recognizing the contributions of Korean Americans to the United States 4:25 P.M. - DEBATE - The House proceeded with f http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : TV stations mourn WCCO's Pohland. She had been in a wheelchair (and reporting) since a 1983 accident: http://bit.ly/amzWLx /@mediaspy
Stars and Stripes : "The best thing newspapers can do now is experiment, experiment, experiment," says Google economist. http://is.gd/a4m3e
Stars and Stripes : All-Iraqi Effort During Historical Election http://bit.ly/c1tzQq
Stars and Stripes : China rhetoric raises threat concerns #military http://bit.ly/9xrCQU
Stars and Stripes : Are insurers really to blame? According to Ezra Klein, industry is in "damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't" situation http://bit.ly/pl2RC
Stars and Stripes : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on Considered under suspension of the rules. http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Jon Meacham is in talks to co-host a Friday night PBS public affairs show. He'll keep his Newsweek job. http://is.gd/a4iwU
Stars and Stripes : Win a free SPOT Satellite GPS Tracker! To enter, see http://bit.ly/SPOTContest and RT #FreeSpotSatelliteMessenger @GPSJoe
Stars and Stripes : #Virginia House votes against consideration of gay protections bill http://bit.ly/9GYX1v
Stars and Stripes : I am using my Dad’s Post 9/11 #GIBill, do I have to use them in the state he retired in? http://bit.ly/bQAi0m #education
Stars and Stripes : MEDIA ADVISORY: North Dakota Military Leaders to Gather for Workshop, Conference http://bit.ly/cFFaF0
Stars and Stripes : Army Families! Take our quick poll: How are you doing financially? http://ow.ly/1geYk
Stars and Stripes : to protect the integrity of the constitutionally-mandated United States census and prohibit deceptive mail practices t http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : Hey, Fellow Texans! New blog post: Life in the Great State of Texas! http://ow.ly/1gg9x
Stars and Stripes : Hours before VP Joe Biden dines with PM Netanyahu, Israel announces moving fwd on E. Jerusalem settlements. Biden: http://bit.ly/d7RUxb
Stars and Stripes : #Video of 1st same-sex weddings in D.C. http://bit.ly/aH5V4f | Bringing economic lift? http://bit.ly/be8u2A | #photos: http://bit.ly/9UQIW6
Stars and Stripes : Guardsmen gain valuable experience at All-Army Championships. http://bit.ly/clwfXZ #NationalGuard @USArmy @usairforce #Army #USAF #military
Stars and Stripes : recognizing the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy 3:44 P.M. http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : 3:43 P.M. - At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, th http://bit.ly/HFloor
Stars and Stripes : RT @NationalDefense 24 Air Force Academy cadets receive the first 'UAV wings' awarded in the school's 55-year history http://ow.ly/16L5Dy
Stars and Stripes : Ready for a Spring Break road trip? Affordable Adventures on America's Byways ... http://ow.ly/1geBb