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Don’t ask when: Repeal of gay ban won’t be soon (AP)

02.15.2010 · Posted in Top Stories

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2010, file photo Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, seen with Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, testifies about the'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Pentagon has begun examining how the ban on gays serving openly in the military could be eased and then repealed. 'A guiding principle of our efforts will be to minimize disruption and polarization within the rank with special attention paid to those serving on the front lines,' Gates said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP – President Barack Obama, Pentagon leaders and even former Vice President Dick Cheney think it’s time to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military. But a repeal is probably years away.



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