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Five nominees are cleared, others are snagged
The U.S. Senate has confirmed 75 candidates for various executive branch offices, including four openly gay ambassadors and the highest openly gay official at the Department of Justice.
Obama names three more gay ambassadors; nearly doubles Clinton’s LGBT appointments
President Obama this month nominated three openly gay men for posts as ambassadors to Spain, Denmark, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.