Condoleezza Rice was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state, but not without a raucous floor debate initiated by Democrats.

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Whatever the reason, Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist brought John Bolton's controversial bid to be UN ambassador to the Senate floor this afternoon, hoping it would not be stopped by a filibuster and that it would be voted on by the end of this week.

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One was abandoned by a Kent family living with children in a 7th floor flat who did not have time to walk it.

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Not having James on the floor showed immediately as Georgia turned it over on its next two possession, helped by a pair of blocked shots by Jemerigbe, the second with 51 seconds left.

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But when the farm bill came to the floor last week, some Republicans attacked it for not being tough enough and threatened it with death by a thousand amendments.

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