11.   Senators huddled to decide which amendments to debate and which to discard, and to lay the groundwork for a final vote, which could come late on Thursday.

12.   The amendment being debated on Tuesday, offered by John Doolittle, R-Calif., is typical of opposition tactics.

13.   The full Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, is to debate the amendment next week.

14.   The Senate continued to debate the amendment Monday with little prospect for a vote any time soon.

15.   The Senate continued to debate the amendment on Monday with little prospect for a vote any time soon.

16.   The Senate debated an amendment intended to help candidates running against self-financed opponents.

17.   The Senate on Tuesday began debating an amendment co-sponsored by Hutchison that would increase defense spending in the budget plan.

18.   While lawmakers in Brasilia debated the amendment in Congress, stocks linked to asset sales programs rose, including as Eletricidade do S. Paulo, better known as Eletropaulo.

19.   When the amendment finally was debated, a calmed Carona voted for it.

20.   Parliament is currently debating constitutional amendments to limit the death sentence to treason at times of war and to terrorist crimes.