21.   House and Senate bargainers are hoping to craft a compromise between their two measures by next week.

22.   In November last year, Czech and Austrian leaders crafted a compromise designed to allow the project to go ahead.

23.   Norwood helped craft the compromise and called a Tuesday news conference to introduce it.

24.   Norwood helped craft the compromise and scheduled a news conference for Tuesday to introduce it.

25.   Once the Senate acts on its bill, it will be up to House and Senate negotiators to craft a compromise.

26.   Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, has been trying to craft a compromise.

27.   That is the last remaining impediment to crafting a compromise House-Senate budget for the coming fiscal year.

28.   The next step is for senators to try crafting a compromise with the House, which approved its version two weeks ago.