Voice of America: US Fails to Ratify Convention on the Disabled Dec 5th 2012, 00:12 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | US Fails to Ratify Convention on the Disabled Dec 4th 2012, 23:08 The U.S. Senate has voted down a United Nations treaty that supporters say is intended to safeguard the rights and improve the treatment of disabled people around the world. The Senate did not muster the two-thirds majority needed to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was signed by former President George W. Bush. Tuesday's vote of 61-to-38 followed two hours of passionate floor debate. Democratic Senator John Kerry urged his colleagues to back the ... | | |  | |
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