"It is clear that the panel is stacked against the need for restrictions on naked short-selling, " the senators said.
This should make them safer than shuttle astronauts who were strapped to the side of the launch vehicle, the Senators said.
If criminal proceedings stop, it could make it nearly impossible for victims to seek compensation in civil suits, the senators said.
Hewlett-Packard, strategies that the senators said Apple used and then expanded upon.
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The senators said the final holdup was a disagreement over the length of the waiting period for background checks at gun shows.
The senators said the "use of torture in the fight against terrorism did severe damage to America's values and standing that cannot be justified or expunged".
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The senators said they welcomed a recent overture made by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Illinois) on a possible compromise, but said that it did not go far enough.
Obama made clear that he doesn't want to issue a veto as one of his first actions in office, but he insisted that he has no choice, the senators said.
"It appears that the new guidance on communicating drug safety information has not improved the FDA's ability to protect the American people in a timely manner, " the senators said in their letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach.
Chris Dodd, chairman of the Banking Committee, reminded fellow Democrats what a bad political situation it would be to pass the disapproval resolution and force Obama use his veto pen on it as one of his very first acts, the senators said.
But spokeswomen for the two senators said those objections were dropped, and that they didn't know which Republican senator raised the final obstacle, or why.
And unlike Hillary Clinton, who blustered at the senators and said, what difference does it make, why does it matter, which frankly shocked me because the senators were cowed by her outburst of temper.
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All the senators present said they hope to give her commission a lot more money, which is fine, says Carter Keithley, the president of the Toy Industry Association, as long as the government doesn't try to replace the testing the private sector is already doing.
While none of the Republican senators on the committee have said they will vote against Mr Bolton, the latest setback throws the nomination process into some confusion.
The president has said he will abide by the senators' verdict, although he has also said that he is convinced he will be acquitted.
Schumer acknowledged on Sunday that the lawmakers themselves had not settled on a final deal and said the senators have not yet finished writing a bill to address the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the United States.
Rice's high-stakes testimony will be closely watched and may have repercussions in the presidential race, but two senators said her appearance before the panel will unlikely resolve the dispute triggered by Clarke's criticism.
McCain said the senators attempted to "strike a balance" between consumer-advocacy groups and industry.
Aides to several senators in the group said that a biometric card would be used only for employment verification and that it wouldn't become a mechanism for linking other personal data or replacing drivers' licenses.
And the senators came out and said their indication was that this, or the attack on Benghazi was a terrorist attack organized and carried out by terrorists, that it was premeditated, a calculated act of terror.
In other words, if this - as some of the more dovish senators have said - if this were a two- to three-month surge to protect troops by way of beginning a withdrawal, that will be one thing.
Senior Finance Committee aides said the senators had not yet worked out whether individuals would pay income tax on the bonuses as well as the proposed excise tax, or if a combination of the two would be used.
At the White House, spokesman Jay Carney said the president welcomed the senators' framework, calling it a "big deal" because it included an eventual path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
Charles Schumer, one of the "Gang of Eight" senators who drafted the immigration plan, said on CNN's "State of the Union" some on the right who opposed the bill "from the get-go" are simply using Boston "as an excuse" to stall the legislation.
Let's review what some key senators said about the facts--and bear in mind, they all had access not only to the NIE but to the intelligence behind it.
And I will refrain from reading the quotations from congressman after congressman of the Republican Party, as well as senators who have said that we should do that at the very least.
The payments were dropped because some senators objected to the cost of the claims, said Madeleine Bordallo, a Democratic delegate from Guam.
The bipartisan group of Senators supporting the proposed bill led by Republican Tom Coburn said the government could no longer stomach the costs of supporting the ethanol industry, which also includes Democrat Dianne Feinstein.
"Attacks by political operatives in the White House undermine bipartisan efforts and drive senators away from the table, " the statement said.
"No group of people can be put above the other and this is unacceptable for us, " said Alena Dernerova, one of the senators behind the complaint.
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