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Obama Reaffirms Promises to Gays

Advocate Says He Left 'Most Pressing Question' Unanswered

By CHRISTINE SIMMONS
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WASHINGTON (Oct. 10) - President Barack Obama restated his campaign pledge to allow homosexual men and women to serve openly in the military, but left many in his audience of gay activists wondering when he would make good on the promise.
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President Barack Obama speaks to the nation\'s largest gay rights group on the eve of a major gay rights rally in Washington. Obama vows to end the military\'s don\'t ask, don\'t tell policy. He also calls on Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which limits how state, local and federal bodies can recognize partnerships and determine benefits.