Federal Eye - 'Don't ask, don't tell' procedural vote fails: "A Senate procedural vote to move forward with debate on a bill ending the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' law failed Thursday to earn the 60 votes necessary to proceed, delivering a significant blow to efforts to allow gays to serve openly.
Despite the setback, senators fighting to end the ban said they would introduce a separate bill to repeal it.
The bill will be cosponsored by Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), who often work together on homeland security and defense issues. They said the bill will have bipartisan support.
President Obama expressed disappointment and urged senators to reconsider the National Defense Authorization Act before the end of the lame-duck session."
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