1.   Although Democrats indicated their willingness to approve the amendment, Republicans insisted on spending more than four hours debating the measure.

2.   Before quitting for the weekend early Friday afternoon, the Senate debated the measure for four hours, with opponents taking most of the time.

3.   Both measures will be debated Wednesday by the full House.

4.   But Lott said senators still might begin debating the measure as early as next Wednesday and wrap up when the Senate returned after Labor Day.

5.   Congress debates measures to deny educational and medical benefits to illegal immigrants.

6.   Congress is debating measures to drastically increase taxes and impose dramatic new controls on the tobacco industry.

7.   Debating the measure on the Senate floor, Gramm reminded his colleagues that Americans enthusiastically support the welfare revisions and do not necessarily endorse any tinkering.

8.   European Union foreign ministers meet Tuesday to debate new measures to isolate Iran diplomatically amid signs their common front is starting to wobble.

9.   Even as the council was debating the measure, a couch went up in flames a few blocks away.

10.   For seven weeks he forcefully debated the measure and succeeded in preventing America from leaving the field while so many of her sons remained the prisoners of our enemies.