Obama hails end of U.S. military restrictions on gays

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hailed the end of the policy banning gays from serving openly in the U.S. military, saying its official demise on Tuesday marked a key step towards fulfilling America's founding ideals.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/18a35dd8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Obama+hails+end+of+U.S.+military+restrictions+on+gays&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F20%2Fuk-usa-gays-military-idUKTRE78J3YY20110920%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Obama+hails+end+of+U.S.+military+restrictions+on+gays&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F20%2Fuk-usa-gays-military-idUKTRE78J3YY20110920%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div> [More]

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