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Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, left, and Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, the chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, listen to testimony on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2010.

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, left, and Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, the chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, listen to testimony on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2010.

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