Mileage Vote Reveals New Configuration in Senate
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Lawmakers treated the traditionally insurmountable opposition of the auto industry as little more than a speed bump on the way to the passage of an energy bill.
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The fight over higher automobile  fuel efficiency standards shifts to the House of  Representatives this week with big car companies regrouping  after a stinging defeat in Senate energy legislation.
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Democratic leaders anticipated a close vote as the Senate prepared to consider an energy bill that supporters say will mark a new direction and move the country away from gas-guzzling cars and toward greater reliance on nonfossil fuels.
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Lawmakers approved the measure by a bipartisan 344-51 margin on what might be the last day of their postelection session. Though not in doubt, passage was taking longer in the Senate.
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The Democrats suddenly face a map with unexpected opportunities in their battle for control of the Senate.
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to approve a bipartisan bill to reorganize the way the nation gathers and shares intelligence, including the creation of the job of
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The House voted 336 to 75 for the measure, which now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass on Wednesday.
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Similarities and differences in House and Senate lobbying bills that have to be merged into one before becoming law.
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Critics call the report obsolete, but a growing number of senators are pushing to adopt its recommendations.
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A Montana state senator has officially changed his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, breaking a tie to give his new party a 26-24 advantage.
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Democrats are trying to have it both ways on the Iraq funding vote. It will be interesting to see if they can do that.
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Senator Barack ObamaÂs move has created complications for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Legislature has a new look, and leaders are talking about new rules on how to govern. Democrats won four seats to evenly split control of the Iowa Senate 25-25, ending a Republican majority dating back to 1996.
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Senators are now allowed to use taxpayer dollars to travel to the funerals of service members in their home states
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â¢The Senate is expected to vote on the overall $3.3 billion spending plan for the state Department of Transportation, which supports state and local highway programs, public transportation programs and department administration (House Bill 5528).
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The Senate will convene in an unusual Saturday session to vote on the same resolution under debate in the House.
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GREENER VEHICLES: The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill Thursday that would bring higher-gas mileage cars and SUVs into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol.