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Pollsters: Pentagon's Policy Survey May Be 'Overkill'

WASHINGTON (July 13) -- Talk about TMI. The Pentagon's confidential, 103-question survey e-mailed to 400,000 active-duty and reserve troops last week -- and leaked to the media two days later -- is aimed at gauging their views on lifting the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the service. But it's being...

With House Vote, End Is Near for 'Don't Ask' Policy

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(May 28) -- The military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which bans openly gay and bisexual people from serving in the armed forces, could be repealed by early next year, now that the House has voted to rescind it. By a vote of 229-186 that split largely down party lines, the House today approved a larger...

House Vote OKs End to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy

WASHINGTON (May 28) - The drive to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military survived another House vote Friday and now moves to the Senate, where advocates on both sides of the "don't ask, don't tell" debate are gearing up for a fight. The House voted 229-186 to pass a defense bill approving more than $700...

House Votes to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

(May 27) -- The House of Representatives voted 234 to 194 Thursday night to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, the 17-year-old policy banning openly gay people from serving in the military.

Congress Headed Toward Landmark Votes on 'Don't Ask'

WASHINGTON (May 27) -- Congress is headed toward landmark votes on whether to allow gays to serve openly in the military. The House was expected to vote as early as Thursday on a proposal by Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Pennsylvania Democrat who served in the Iraq war, that would repeal the 1993 law known as "don't ask, don't...

Background on dont tell

"Don't Tell Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the second single from her eighth studio album Music on November 21, 2000 by Maverick Records.

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