Obama seeks 2nd chance for UN disabilities pact

Published November 19, 2013 8:07am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pushing for ratification of a U.N. accord on the rights of the disabled less than a year after Senate Republicans voted it down.

It’s unclear whether the administration has won over GOP skeptics, but top aides to President Barack Obama are lobbying hard for another vote.

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