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McCain fights open service repeal in military gays debate
In a tense Senate Armed Services hearing, John McCain and Republicans dismissed the Pentagon study on gays in the military as biased and warned troops would quit if the 1993 ban ends. Gates and Mullen urged quick action, while McCain questioned the study and urged caution amid wartime politics.
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