But the Senate has been stalemated, and it appears increasingly unlikely any deal will be retroactive.

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Briefly, talks have stalemated, along with discussions on you-know-what-else, for an FAA re-authorization bill.

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Mr. Scott's Medicaid plans stalled as the Florida Senate and House stalemated and adjourned for the year.

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But in the stalemated Senate, some Republicans and conservative Democrats are pushing a deal fashioned by Sen.

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Some areas are stalemated: the EU has frozen several chapters of the talks, and Turkey refuses to recognise Cyprus, an EU member state.

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Kerry has told biographers and reporters that his 1970 trip to Paris was a fact-finding mission to the protracted and often stalemated peace talks.

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She said the Senate should not adjourn while it's stalemated.

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Mr. HARRIS: Well, the problem is Washington is stalemated.

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So despite all of the dialogue, forums, campaign promises, speeches, and political theater, most issues (like the federal budget, the debt ceiling, tax reform, union benefits, health care, jobs creation, climate management, and education) are either stalemated by fundamental disagreements or pushed forward by the power of majority votes.

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