51. But Bush renominated him for a permanent seat in May, and the newly Democrat-controlled Senate made him the first Bush nominee to get a hearing. 52. Gadhafi has refused to surrender the men for trial, saying they cannot get fair hearings in the United States or Scotland. 53. He will get a hearing before the parole board, which could commute the sentence. 54. However, Gregory got no hearing from the GOP-controlled Senate last year. 55. If he is denied parole, Chapman will probably be ordered held for two more years before he gets another hearing. 56. McConnell has engineered filibusters to keep that bill from getting a hearing on the Senate floor. 57. That means the bill will get a hearing in the Senate and Assembly budget committees on Thursday, and advance to the floor of both houses on Monday. 58. U.S. secretary of state gets lukewarm hearing in Africa. 59. Haynes said business was finding it difficult to get a hearing with the ruling coalition of Liberal and National parties, which came to power one year ago. 60. But White House spokesman Michael McCurry said that if he gets a presidential hearing it will deliver a message about US sentiments. |