President Barack Obama gestures at the Interior Department in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, prior to signing “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal legislation that would allow gays to serve openly in the military. From left are, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., the president, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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