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BREAKING: Aubrey Sarvis on Reid today in POLITICO

THEY’RE ASKING, BUT REID’S NOT TELLING – Gay rights advocates are pressing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for the date the defense authorization bill, which contains a provision to repeal “don’t ask don’t tell,” will come to the Senate floor. Before recess, Reid and his spokesman said they intended to bring up the defense policy bill soon after the chamber’s Sept. 14 return. But Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said without a date set, activists will be visiting Reid in Las Vegas. “In the absence of a specific commitment,” Sarvis told POLITICO. “I fear this could continue to slide.” Reid’s spokesman Jim Manley said the Senate will focus on small business next week. Defense authorization remains on the “to-do list” but no date is set, he said.

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