In Texas, Frustration Over Senate Impasse
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WESLACO, Tex. -- On the front line of securing the nation's borders, the day after the collapse of a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws was business as usual -- but better.
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In the nation's most dramatic &#151; and most expensive Senate race &#151; Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota is scrambling to maintain his political life in a state where Republicans say the Democrat is out of touch with people in a state that solidly supports President Bush.
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A dispute over when to hold an election to determine Republican Sen. Trent Lott's successor headed to court Wednesday.
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A US senator suffers a possible stroke, raising the possibility that control of the Senate could return to the Republicans.
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Tempers flare over Va. Republicans' handling of controversial collective bargaining measure.
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Advocates of a bill promoting openness in government are fuming that a Republican senator is blocking a vote.
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An increasingly older bloc of Republican senators in New York State is desperate to hang on to a two-seat majority.
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In the nation's most dramatic &#151; and most expensive &#151; Senate race, Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota is scrambling to maintain his political life as Republicans argue the Democrat is out of touch with people in a state that solidly supports President Bush.
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The controversial ambassador is in political limbo with a Senate committee vote deadlocked.
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The Senate is by design a cumbersome place to do business. Any one of the 100 senators can gum up the works, and they often do &#151; without uttering a word.
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President Bush is relying on his bully pulpit to get an economic deal done, a strategy proving tough with a Senate that fumes at being bullied
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An awkward pause during an important speech. A puzzling geography gaffe. An aborted bid for the U.S. Senate. A husband who keeps getting into trouble.
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The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and combat pay employed delaying tactics to keep the measure from coming up for a vote.
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In a psychological war of words, Senate Republicans are issuing only slightly veiled threats against their Democratic counterparts if the minority party resuscitates its penchant for blocking President Bush's choices for federal judgeships.
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An ethics complaint against House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom Delay, a Texas Republican, was placed on an uncertain path on Monday that could lead to a full-blown investigation, dismissal or partisan deadlock.
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.
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The bitter battle for seats in Congress headed into its final showdown last night, with Republicans struggling to hang onto their threadbare