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Michele Bachmann says she would reinstate Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DesMoinesRegister)

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The Minnesota Independent reported this morning that presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she would seek to reinstate Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the policy that barred gays from serving openly in the military.

Bachmann, a congresswoman from Minnesota, apparently made the comments during a conference call with supporters of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a religious and socially conservative advocacy group.

Here’s the Independent’s reporting from the call:

Bachmann took questions from callers, including a man named Jack who said “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is going to destroy the armed forces” before his call was dropped.

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Complete article at Des Moines Register : http://bit.ly/pY2TPq