11.   Competing bills still are up for consideration in the Senate, including one by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

12.   Except for that point, the competing bills have much in common.

13.   Four competing bills have already been introduced in the Senate.

14.   His competing bill, to repeal art tax exemptions, died a quick death.

15.   House leaders are backing a competing bill that would be weaker than Shays-Meehan.

16.   House and Senate Democrats have introduced competing bills, which in general support testing, but call for more spending on education and oppose school choice.

17.   In fact, Bush is supporting a competing bill that would serve his own selfish money raising interests.

18.   Negotiators from the Senate will now meet with their counterparts from the House to reconcile competing bills.

19.   Noble, the former FEC official, says a competing bill in the House might have a better chance in the Supreme Court.

20.   Schumer and McConnell had earlier backed competing bills co-sponsored respectively by Brownback and Torricelli.