11.   However, after he took office, Clinton angered many middle-of-the-road voters by becoming embroiled in a fight to allow gays to serve openly in the armed forces.

12.   Indeed, Gore did not back down Friday night from his commitment to allowing gays to serve openly in the military.

13.   It allowed gays to serve as long as they did not talk about their sexual orientation or get caught in a homosexual act.

14.   The policy, adopted by the Clinton administration, allows gays to serve provided they do not disclose or discuss their sexuality.

15.   The way to curb harassment is to allow gays to serve openly without fear of expulsion if they report harassment.

16.   Vice President Al Gore vows to allow gays to serve openly.

17.   While Bradley was not so explicit, he said he would expect the military to follow his orders as commander in chief to allow gays to serve openly.

18.   While Gore has long argued within the administration for allowing gays to serve openly, he has not been so forceful publicly until Monday night.

19.   Would you do the same or would you insist that your appointees oppose allowing gays to openly serve in the military?

20.   Would you appoint someone to the Joint Chiefs of Staff who openly advocated openly allowing gays to serve in the military?