Don't Ask Again, Don't Tell Again

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With demands to keep troop levels steady in an unpopular war, politicians and even some military insiders are advocating an official change in policy to allow openly gay and lesbian soldiers to serve. Politicians have tried to tiptoe around the issue publicly, but some presidential candidates, including Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), according to the Des Moines Register, have brought the debate to the fore. 'Right now, we are discharging soldiers -- at a time when we don't have enough people to do the missions we need around the world -- because they're gay,' Clinton said. 'Not because they have done anything, but just because they are gay.'

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