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Kennedy said he is confident the Senate will support him and co-author Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), saying the bill "will move quickly to a majority position...
...Amato proposed it last year. The bill languished until the bomb attacks on U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia and the suspicious explosion of TWA Flight 800 last month. After that a version affecting only new investment of more than $40 million in petroleum development sailed through Congress unopposed. Senator Orrin Hatch reflects the mood of many Republicans when he says, "I don't find it acceptable that our key allies don't agree with us about dealing with terrorism. As long as our allies invest in terrorist states, that's an act of war against us." It was no surprise...
...Liberties Union argue that giving the appellate courts power to deny a death row inmate the right to appeal to the Supreme Court is unconstitutional because it reduces the high court's authority as overseer of the lower courts. In a friend-of-the-court brief submitted by Senator Orrin Hatch, fifty-four members of Congress urged the court to rule in favor of the law, arguing that it does not cut into the judicial power of the high court. A decision, which could affect some 3,000 inmates, is expected some time later this month. -->