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RIGHT-WING Americans last night blocked legislation that would have allowed openly gay men and women to serve in the country's military, prompting warnings from equality campaigners that hopes of overturning the ban are now dead in the water.
In a Senate vote that will be seen as another bloody nose for US President Barack Obama, the Democrat majority fell narrowly short of the 60-out-of-100 votes needed to change the law.See the full content of this document
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Bid to Lift Gay Ban in Us Military Blocked
Two Democrat senators voted with Republicans to keep the current rule,...
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