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IN THE NEWS - Senate Preparing to Question Latest Supreme Court Nomination By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, November 05, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Democrats
By Deborah Tate The U.S. Senate has voted to repeal a tax subsidy for U.S. exports that the World Trade Organization says violates global trade rules. The bill, which already has been approved by the
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 November 2007 The U.S. Senate has failed to approve additional funding that the Bush administration wants for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. White House spokesman Ton
IN THE NEWS - Senate Prepares to Consider Supreme Court Nomination By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, July 23, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Bush this we
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 November 2007 The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Bush's nomination of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey to the post of attorney general. The Senate approved Mukasey by a vote of 53-40 during a late-night sessi
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 July 2007 U.S. Senate Democrats hope their Republican counterparts will face pressure from voters to change course in Iraq, after Republicans last week blocked legislation calling for a U.S. troop withdrawal from that
By Deborah Tate Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected, by a 28 to 70 vote, a Democratic-sponsored measure to withdraw troops from Iraq and cut funding for the war. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. The measure, propose
By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 October 2007 Senegal's newly-formed senate has selected its leader who is next in line for the presidency if President Abdoulaye Wade is not able to complete his term. Meanwhile, analysts say the largely one-party legislature,
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 July 2007 A key Senate Democrat has introduced legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq to begin within 120 days. Senator Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says set
By Deborah Tate Washington 27 February 2008 Abill to cut off funding for the Iraq war survived a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. The action came as Army officials told lawmakers they hope combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan can be shorte
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 19 September 2007 Legislation that would have given detainees held by the United States the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts has been blocked in the Senate by lawmakers arguing the measure would undermine
By Scott Stearns White House 02 February 2008 U.S. senators vote in the coming week on an economic stimulus plan that is more than $10 billion bigger than a deal backed by President Bush and the House of Representatives. VOA White House Correspondent
By Jim Fry Washington 18 September 2007 The U.S. Senate this week is considering whether to restrict President Bush's conduct of the war in Iraq. It is a long awaited showdown between Mr. Bush and Democrats who say they want to impose firm timetable
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 July 2007 In the U.S. Senate, Democratic leaders are holding a rare round-the-clock session to press Republicans to vote for a proposal calling for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Republican leaders are using pr
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 July 2007 A growing number of Republicans are breaking rank with President Bush on Iraq, with Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico the latest to call for a new strategy. Domenici's comments come as the Democratic-led Se
By Deborah Tate Washington 13 February 2008 The U.S. Senate has defied a veto threat from President Bush and approved legislation that would prohibit intelligence agencies from using extreme interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. The meas
By Deborah Tate Washington 04 December 2007 The U.S. Senate has followed the lead of the House of Representatives and approved a free trade agreement with Peru, giving President Bush his first legislative victory on trade since Democrats took control
By Scott Stearns White House 01 February 2008 President Bush says U.S. Senators must move quickly to approve a $146 billion economic stimulus plan already passed by the House of Representatives. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, th
The Democratic Party-controlled U.S. Senate has blocked a plan passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to cut the country's budget and raise its debt ceiling. The vote Friday puts the emphasis on talks between the White House and