The New York Times
Thu, December 09, 2010 -- 4:13 PM ET
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Defense Bill With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Falls Short in Senate
The Senate has turned down the attempt to move to final
debate and votes on a defense bill that would repeal "don't
ask, don't tell." The vote was 57-40, three short of the 60
needed.
Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, called a key
procedural vote on repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't
tell" policy despite having failed to reach agreement with
Republicans to proceed.
Republicans have indicated that without an agreement about
the number of amendments and the timing of the debate, they
would vote against moving forward to vote on the legislation.
Mr. Reid conceded that that the failure to reach an agreement
could doom the effort to repeal the policy, which has been a
key priority for President Obama and gay activists.
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