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Republicans, who now have 55 seats, to muster than the 60 required to cut off a filibuster. The filibuster is a cherished Senate tradition, however, and if Frist gets his exemption for judges, Democrats vow to bring the place to a halt with their own moves, such as forcing endless debate and roll-call votes on mundane procedural matters usually approved by unanimous consent...
...President Pervez Musharraf wanted to convince Pakistan that he is serious about restoring democracy, he'd step down as army chief. In December 2003, Musharraf made a public vow to a block of legislators that he would mothball his uniform by the end of last year. But in a special address to the nation last week, Musharraf explained: "I have decided to retain both offices. In my view, any change to internal or external policies could be extremely dangerous for Pakistan...
...Herald’s Harvard-hating headline—which ran with the subhead, “Cops vow crackdown on rowdy drunks,” and appeared above a picture of pugnacious Pacer, Ron Artest—helped boost sales of the 50-cent rag, which sold out before noon at 7-11 in the Square, according to an employee who wouldn’t give his name but would sell Gadfly a Slurpee...
...hostages were held. All five kidnappers and one Chinese hostage died; the other survived. Mehsud escaped. He's at least the third Gitmo detainee known to have rejoined his fellow Taliban fighters and sworn revenge against America. The other two were later killed by U.S. troops. Pakistani forces vow to hunt down Mehsud too. --By Tim McGirk. With reporting by Rahimullah Yusufzai
...radio talk show that if his Labor Party won the upcoming election it would pull Australian troops out of Iraq "by Christmas." Two weeks earlier, a terrorist bombing in Madrid had helped elect a socialist government pledged to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq. For voters, Latham's vow is not the main issue in the Oct. 9 election, but for observers around the world it's practically the only...