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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/obama-pens-armed-services-gay-law.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="US President Barack Obama has signed a law which allows homosexuals to serve openly in the armed forces" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-obama-pens-armed-services-gay-law.jpg" alt="US President Barack Obama has signed a law which allows homosexuals to serve openly in the armed forces"/></a></p>
<p>President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law ordering America&#8217;s armed services to let openly homosexuals to serve for the first time.</p>
<p>Surrounded by senior military officials and members of Congress, Mr Obama said he was proud to sign the Bill, which he said will strengthen national security.</p>
<p>The change will not be immediate, however, as the Bill requires the military to complete implementation plans before lifting the old &#8220;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8221; policy &#8211; and certify that it will not damage combat readiness, as critics claim.</p>
<p>In signing the law Mr Obama fulfilled a campaign pledge and notched the second of three expected victories in what&#8217;s turned out to be &#8211; for him &#8211; a surprisingly productive closing weeks of the current session of Congress.</p>
<p>The signing ceremony was a breakthrough moment for the nation&#8217;s gay community, the military and for Mr Obama . The president had faced pressure from liberals, an important base in his Democratic party, who complained he was not acting swiftly enough.</p>
<p>The signing had the feel of a political rally. Speaking in the Interior Department&#8217;s auditorium, Mr Obama appeared in his element as shouts of &#8220;Thank you, Mr. President!&#8221; interrupted him.</p>
<p>He hailed the &#8220;courage and vision&#8221; of Defence Secretary Robert Gates and praised Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, who advocated changing the 17-year-old policy.</p>
<p>&#8220;No longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie, or look over their shoulder in order to serve the country that they love,&#8221; Mr Obama said.</p>
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