In a rare Saturday session, the senate has voted 63-33 to advance a bill to repeal "don't ask, don't tell."
Repeal looked to be dead when Senate Republicans defeated a larger military spending bill earlier this month.
But a stand-alone bill introduced by Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman and Republican Sen. Susan Collins garnered support from Republicans including Sen. Scott Brown, R- Mass., and Olympia Snowe, R- Maine.

























































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