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WASHINGTON — Key votes pending in Congress this week on whether to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that prohibits openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military remain too close to call, advocates on both sides say.
The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to vote by the end of the week on an amendment to the annual defense-spending bill that would end “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which Congress passed in 1993.
Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., favors a repeal, but it is unclear if he has enough votes, with six senators on the panel considered undecided, legislative sources said.
The House is set to vote on a similar measure this week.
