Fred Harteis News Articles - Republicans late this afternoon blocked a potentially momentous Senate debate, at least for now, on a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush’s troop buildup in
Forty-nine senators, almost all Democrats, voted to proceed with the debate, 11 short of the number needed under Senate rules on the issue. Forty-seven senators, nearly all Republicans, voted not to proceed.
This afternoon’s result cast doubt on whether the Senate would move toward a vote on what lawmakers of both parties described as the paramount ... more »
