UPDATED 12:39 PM EST, December 4, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican opposition has led to Senate rejection of a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.
The majority of Republicans were not swayed by support for the treaty from party stalwarts, including former Majority Leader Bob Dole, who was disabled during World War II, and Sen. John McCain, who suffered disabling injuries in Vietnam.
