Senate moves to repeal ban on openly gay troops
Senate votes 65 31 to overturn Clinton era policy bans openly gay service members and send legislation to President Obama. Law would end the dont ask dont tell rule with a 60 day wait after certification by the president and military leaders. Obama expected to sign next week with rollout likely months away.
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Republicans Squelch Dream Act For Immigrant Students
Senate Republicans blocked the Dream Act in a 55 to 41 vote, denying a path to legal status for hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who enroll in college or join the military. President Obama called the defeat incredibly disappointing as supporters lamented the loss of a major immigration reform step.
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NATO says over 20 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan
NATO reported more than twenty insurgents killed after a patrol came under fire in the Tagab district of Kapisa province. In Kandahar a district chief target bomber killed two bystanders including a child and wounded nine others. French forces operate nearby with 51 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001.
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