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    US Senate likely vote on Indian nuclear deal Wednesday (AFP)

    U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, seen here on September 27, 2008, said the US Senate is expected to vote on the landmark US-India civilian nuclear agreement on Wednesday in a bid to give final legislative endorsement to the deal(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - The US Senate is expected to vote on the landmark US-India civilian nuclear agreement on Wednesday in a bid to give final legislative endorsement to the deal, a top senator said Tuesday.


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    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:07:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate leaders vow passage of fiscal rescue plan (Reuters)

    The Senate Republican leadership meet on Capitol Hill to discuss the failure of a bill to provide a bailout for the current financial and banking crisis in Washington, September 30, 2008. They are (L-R) Senator Bob Bennett, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Judd Gregg and Senator Lamar Alexander. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - The top Democrat and top Republican in the Senate on Tuesday promised swift action to pass a bipartisan financial rescue plan that the White House says is vital to protect all Americans as well as Wall Street.


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    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:13:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senior senator wants quick vote on US-India pact (AP)
    AP - The Senate majority leader is putting pressure on other senators to vote quickly on a U.S.-India nuclear cooperation accord, even as opponents of the pact urge careful consideration of an endeavor that would reverse three decades of U.S. nuclear policy. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:29:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Rail safety bill advances in Senate (AP)
    AP - A sweeping rail safety reform bill that includes billions of dollars for Amtrak cleared a key vote in the Senate Monday, as lawmakers invoked the Sept. 12 train collision in Los Angeles that killed 25 people. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:41:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Congressional Leaders Seek Support for $700 Billion Bank Rescue (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a $700 billion bank-rescue package will be voted on early this week and ``now we have to have the votes.'' -- read full article
    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:55:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    'A New Environment' for Paulson on Hill (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - As congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. emerged from a historic night of financial bailout negotiations early Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid acknowledged that the talks had a certain stress level. -- read full article
    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:56:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Colo. Senate hopefuls attack each other on economy (AP)
    AP - Two prominent Senate hopefuls from Colorado accused each other in a heated, nationally televised debate Sunday of sharing the blame for a financial industry meltdown that triggered negotiations for a $700 billion government bailout. -- read full article
    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:53:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US Congress passes 25 bln loan guarantees to automakers (AFP)

    General view of the New York International Auto Show in March. The US Senate has approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - The US Senate Saturday approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation.


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    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:49:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Obama campaign calls Palin 'a terrific debater' (Politico)
    Politico - Obama campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters Saturday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is “a terrific debater” who could give Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) a run for his money when they meet Thursday. -- read full article
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:47:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate sends $612 billion defense bill to Bush (AP)
    AP - Troops would get a pay raise in a defense bill that Congress sent President Bush on Saturday. Even before passage, lawmakers had backed away from an election-season showdown with the administration over Iraq. -- read full article
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:47:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US Congress passes $25bln loan guarantees to automakers (AFP)

    General view of the New York International Auto Show in March. The US Senate has approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - The US Senate has approved 25 billion dollars in loan guarantees for the financially strapped US auto industry, intended to spark a wave of automotive innovation.


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    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:48:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Sen. Reid says progress made on bailout bill (Reuters)

    U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) holds up a copy of a stalled plan for dealing with the current financial crisis as he and Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 26, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Saturday said negotiators have made significant progress on a $700 billion Wall Street bailout package that lawmakers said is needed to keep the economy from falling deep into recession.


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    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:56:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Obama campaign calls Palin 'a terrific debater' (Politico)
    Politico - Obama campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters Saturday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is “a terrific debater” who could give Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) a run for his money when they meet Thursday. -- read full article
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:47:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Reid: Senate will stay in session ???as long as it takes??? (Politico)
    Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) scolded Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on camera Friday morning, saying that the presidential candidate has hindered efforts to pass a mortgage bailout package. -- read full article
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:07:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate leader vows passage of financial rescue (Reuters)

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks at a news conference about the current financial crisis at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 26, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday complained that presidential election politics are hurting negotiations over a $700 billion Wall Street bailout, but vowed that Congress will act quickly.


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    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:59:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
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