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What Else Was In 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Bill?

What Else Was In 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Bill?
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Jeremy Binckes is an intern for Huff Politics. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in international relations, double majoring in political science and a minor in journalism. He can be reached at jbinckes@huffingtonpost.com

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When Republicans successfully mustered their entire caucus to block an up-or-down vote on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Tuesday, they were blocking a heck of a lot more. The National Defense Appropriations Act of 2011 wasn't just about DADT, or the immigrant-friendly DREAM Act, or even the DOD budget: Its more than 3,500 provisions set out an ambitious (largely progressive) agenda for the most powerful government agency in the world. As the party of "Hell no!" tries to convince voters that it has an affirmative vision for America, here's a look at just a few of the other rules Republicans didn't want to become the law of the land--from combating contractor corruption and reducing Uncle Sam's foreign footprint, to going green and caring for wounded warriors:

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