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John McHugh, What About ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?’

By | 07.30.09 | 10:56 am

Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) is before the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning for his confirmation hearing to become secretary of the Army. He began by saying his “first priority” is to alleviate the pressures on a “force fatigued by some eight years of uninterrupted combat.” Interestingly, he doesn’t include More…