senate passed in a late night vote last night, a short-term spending bill to keep funded through tuesday. the president did that today. today's business, the business at hand, president obama wants to see his top priorities through. as mentioned, that includes repealing don't ask, don't tell. you can be assured the white house has all eyes on that looking forward also ratification of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. that's something the president is pushing before congress leaves the holiday. that's something he discussed in his weekly internet and radio address. >> we've taken time to get this right. the s.t.a.r.t. treaty has been under review for 17 months. it's gone through 18 hearings. nearly 1,000 questions have been asked and answered. several republican senators have come out in support of ratification. meanwhile further delay comes at a cost. every minute we drag our feet is a minute that we have no