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This picture provided by Amanda Simpson shows her on Dec. 10, 2004.
Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2010

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  • AMANDA SIMPSON,
  • a military-weapons specialist and the U.S.'s first openly transgender presidential appointee, on her fears of being labeled as a token hire because of her sexual identity
Photo: Amanda Simpson via the Arizona Daily Star / AP | Source: ABC NEWS