The Obama administration determined this month that married same-sex couples are entitled to spousal military benefits, but three GOP-controlled states -- Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi -- have refused to grant them to members of their National Guards. Now advocates are urging the federal government to push back. The leaders of OutServe-SLDN, an LGBT advocacy group composed of active and former military, sent a letter last week to Gen.

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