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Date October 1, 1993 - September 20, 2011

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President Barack Obama sits at a desk signing the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, surrounded by smiling lawmakers and officials in Washington, D.C.
President Barack Obama, seen from behind, leads a meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in the Oval Office.
U.S. military leaders testifying at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the Pentagon's DADT report, Dec. 3, 2010.
Evelyn Thomas: protest of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Listen Joe Biden introducing Barack Obama before the signing into law the repeal of ā€œDon't Ask, Don't Tell,ā€ December 22, 2010
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Coats, Dan
Dan Coats
United States senator