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Gates: Repeal ‘don’t ask’ before GOP takes House
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Congress should act quickly, before new members take their seats, to repeal the military’s ban on gays serving openly in the military. He, however, did not sound optimistic that the current Congress would use a brief post-election session to get rid of the law…
Top Marine: Keep ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
The new commandant of the US Marine Corps said Saturday that now is the wrong time to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy prohibiting gays from openly serving in the military, as US troops remain in the thick of war in Afghanistan. “There’s risk involved; I’m trying to determine…
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