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DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL….Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs posted a video Q&A today on the change.gov site and took the following question:

Thaddeus: Is the new administration going to get rid of the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy?

Gibbs: Thaddeus, you don’t hear a politician give a one-word answer much, but it’s yes.

That’s very good news, though I sure wish Gibbs had given a multi-word answer instead. Mainly, what I want to know is: “What do you plan to replace it with?” We’ll just have to wait and see, I guess.

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