<div class="topstory">Lawmakers want answers on dismissals of gay linguists</div>
<div class="title">Posted: 12:59 PM May 24, 2007<br>Last Updated: 12:59 PM May 24, 2007</div>
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<p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some members of Congress charge the Pentagon is hurting itself by getting rid of service members who are gay. They say the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has cost the military dozens of
<strong>Arabic language</strong> experts. More than three-dozen House lawmakers are calling for legislation to repeal the policy agreed to under the Clinton administration. They argue the continuing dismissals are compromising national security.
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<p>Don't Ask, Don't Tell allows gays to serve as long as they keep their sexual orientation private. A former Navy petty officer says he lost his job as a language expert for using a military computer to send messages to his roommate, who was serving in Iraq. He says he was fired even though others who committed the same offense but aren't gay were allowed to stay.
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<p>The Pentagon says it's just enforcing the law.</p></div><a href="http://www.wifr.com/webnews/headlines/7668967.html">http://www.wifr.com/webnews/headlines/7668967.html</a><br clear="all"><br><br>**************************************
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