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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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2009-10-10 20:41:59

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