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[****Disability** Treaty Downed By Republican Opposition**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNENcVANuwT-txbE60vYjxrbu-AqJA&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/disability-treaty_n_2238181.html)
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WASHINGTON -- Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with **Disabilities** Act. With 38 Republicans casting "no" votes, the 61-38 vote **...**
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