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Published: 11/29/10

DADT Survey Results: Showdown Starts Over Repeal of Military's Gay Ban

By  David Wood - Politics Daily
DADT Survey Results: Showdown Starts Over Repeal of Military's Gay Ban

"I don't want some fag-bag putting up posters of naked men.'' -- Marine Corps lance corporal, interviewed in Somalia,1993 The long-simmering struggle over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' boils into a new but perhaps-not-final phase Tuesday with the release of a Defense Department survey of troops and military families about allowing openly gay volunteers to serve in the military. The Pentagon report, which will outline steps to implement repeal of the current gay ban, kicks off a week of congressional hearings, and perhaps a contentious Senate vote on repeal next week. Not surprisingly, Tuesday's ...

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