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11:43 AM, May 26, 2010 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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Nelson Gives Committee Enough Votes to Pass DADT Repeal

Via Ben Smith, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska will vote for the amendment to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." Even if Robert Byrd joins Jim Webb in voting with Republicans against repeal, there will still be enough votes to pass repeal out of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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