Compromise reached on 'don't ask, don't tell'

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News Alert: Compromise reached on 'don't ask, don't tell'

07:44 PM EDT Monday, May 24, 2010

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President Obama has agreed to a compromise between lawmakers and the Defense Department that removes a key obstacle to the repeal of the military's 17-year-old ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces.

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