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Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Fly?  

Posted Apr 1, 08 1:54 PM CDT in Politics,  US    Most Covered

(newser) – Nancy Pelosi acted to have a gay Congresswoman's domestic partner included on a military flight to Europe, and the question of government acknowledgment of same-sex partners continues to reverberate, the Politico reports. Tammy Baldwin’s partner took the March fact-finding trip, but Pelosi and Robert Gates are at odds over whether the waiver means the Defense Department or the House granted an exception.

“This should not be viewed as a precedent which would now permit all nonspouse travel,”  said a Pentagon spokesman.“I think the military was following orders,” said Barney Frank, who saw a political motive. “I think the administration disapproves of same-sex marriage.” Meanwhile, Pelosi is reluctant to get involved in another dispute over use of military aircraft.

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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates.   (AP Photo/ POLFOTO, Tariq Mikkel Khan)
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President Bush in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, April 20, 2007. He is joined at left by Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and first lady Laura Bush, right.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Health Care Reform Hearing: Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin   (EdLaborDemocrats (YouTube))
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi interceded with the Defense Department on Rep. Tammy Baldwin's behalf.   (Getty Images (by Event))
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