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Obama's don't ask don't tell triumph | Michael Tomasky

The move towards repealing the US military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy has been a triumph of political choreography

You don't need me to tell you the number of things the Democrats have messed up in the past year. But lately comes a heartening sign that...

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