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US Senate Moves to Repeal Ban on Gays in Military

   VOA News 18 December 2010

   The  U.S.  Senate  has advanced a measure that would repeal the ban on
   gays  serving openly in the U.S. military, clearing the way for a vote
   on its final passage.
   Meeting  in  a rare Saturday session, the Senate approved a procedural
   vote  that  will  allow debate to proceed on repealing the current the
   U.S. policy known as "Don't ask, Don't tell."Â  Â
   The 63 to 33 preliminary vote indicates the measure should easily pass
   when  brought up for a final vote, perhaps later Saturday.  The House
   approved the measure earlier this week.
   Earlier  Saturday, the Senate failed to advance a bill that would have
   allowed  the  children  of  illegal immigrants the opportunity to gain
   legal  residency  -- and ultimately citizenship -- by going to college
   or serving in the U.S. military for two years.
   The  House  had  earlier approved the bill - known as the Development,
   Relief  and  Education  of Alien Minors, or "DREAM" act - in a vote of
   216 to 198.
   U.S. President Barack Obama is also pushing the Senate to consider the
   Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty before the upcoming holiday break.

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