Reply #5: This is very good! It's about McCain's anti-torture amend and veto threat [View All]

[Rose Siding]

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The stalemate began in July when Frist, R-Tenn., who shepherds President Bush's agenda through the Senate by deciding what bills get a vote, abruptly stopped debate on the bill. That avoided a high-profile fight over amendments, supported by Warner and sponsored by Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., restricting the Pentagon's handling of detainees in the war on terror.
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Whatever control Frist does have almost certainly won't be enough to prevent votes on McCain's detainee amendments.