Kansas City StarPentagon: Military ready for gay ban repeal TuesdayUSA TodayWASHINGTON (AP) – The military has begun accepting applications from openly gay recruits but will not act on them until the legal ban on openly gay service is lifted Tuesday, said a Pentagon official. By Jeff Chiu, AP Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is ...Pentagon: Ready for gay ban repeal TuesdayThe Associated PressPentagon says military ready for the official lifting Tuesday of ban on gays ...Washington PostPentagon: Ready To Accept Gays In Military TuesdayNPRDepartment of Defense -The Atlantic Wire -SFistall 187 news articles »