  Col. Margarete Camermeyer Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer       — 
David Taffet  Obama uses Senate recess to appoint lesbian  Chai
Feldblum  Chai Feldblum  While the Senate is in recess,
President Barack Obama used his power to make appointments to
break a the Republican filibuster of his nominees.  Among those
appointed was Chai Feldblum, a lesbian, as one of five members
of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Feldblum is a
Georgetown University law professor.  The White House made 15
recess appointments. He has 77 awaiting action on the floor of
the Senate.  Recess appointments are only for one year and must
come up for Senate approval the following year.  —  David Taffet