AP sources: Panetta to OK end of military gay ban (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110722/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_gays_in_military"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110721/capt.d0d8f3d16de94f29b506b90c4741c53c-d0d8f3d16de94f29b506b90c4741c53c-0.jpg?x=115&y=130&q=85&sig=rqpD3n8vzGAZ52g6DtSpBA--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta walks out to greet John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, at the Pentagon Thursday, July 21, 2011 in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has decided to end the ban on gays serving openly in the armed services and certify that repealing the 17-year-old prohibition will not hurt the military's ability to fight, officials said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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