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"WASHINGTON &amp;#8212; Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday sharply criticized U.S. states that are defying the Pentagon by refusing to allow National Guard facilities to issue ID cards that enable same-sex spouses of military members to claim benefits. &amp;#8220;This is wrong,&amp;#8221; Hagel said in a speech in New York. &amp;#8220;Not only does this violate the states&amp;#8217; obligation under federal law, their actions have created hardship and inequality by forcing couples to travel long distances to federal military bases to obtain&amp;hellip;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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