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The Pentagon at first blocked U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s domestic partner from traveling on a military plane with a congressional delegation on a trip to Europe but gave in after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intervened.
The Pentagon said it was merely following House rules, which do not define domestic partners as spouses. Pelosi’s office countered that the Pentagon has its own rules about who can go on its planes.
Both sides agree that Defense Secretary Robert Gates reversed the decision to keep Baldwin’s partner, Lauren Azar, off the plane after getting contacted by Pelosi, D-Calif.
The lawmakers visited France, the Czech Republic and Poland last month. Baldwin is a Wisconsin Democrat.
