Dont' Ask, Don't Tell done in September?

The Senate is likely to take up the issue of whether to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in September, as part of the debate over the defense-authorization measure for next year, according to Sen. Carl Levin (pictured), D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

But the Senate leadership must still agree on the timing of the consideration of the defense bill.

Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, says "repeal proponents will prevail" in a close vote.