11.   But through a series of parliamentary maneuvers, Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi, the Republican leader, prevented the Senate from debating the health care bill.

12.   Coverdell also signaled that Republicans will use parliamentary maneuvers to avoid straight up or down votes on some of the more politically sensitive Democratic initiatives.

13.   DeLay, who has never been close to Gingrich, joined the plotters in devising a plan to oust the speaker with a rarely used parliamentary maneuver.

14.   Democrats in the Senate may use parliamentary maneuvers to block appointment of a House-Senate conference committee.

15.   Gramm has vowed to use a number of parliamentary maneuvers to block censure.

16.   Hatch attempted to force a vote, but the Democrats were able to prevent the vote from taking place with a series of parliamentary maneuvers.

17.   He stood up to pro-slavery forces and led lonely attempts against parliamentary maneuvers to silence critics of slavery.

18.   House Democrats plan to use a parliamentary maneuver next week to force the ethics committee to deliver a public report on its investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich.

19.   Inhofe concedes that Senate Democrats might use a parliamentary maneuver to get around him.

20.   Instead, Democrats will have to bring up their proposal under a parliamentary maneuver in which debate is limited to one hour.