51.   The moves, which came after a contentious debate, were made at the direction of Senate President Pro Tem Bill Lockyer, D-Hayward.

52.   The myriad investigations into campaign finance abuses and the contentious debate over system reforms come down to one frequently obscured but important detail.

53.   The outcome of the tobacco bill remains murky after a month of contentious debate.

54.   The preliminary findings of the Tulsa Race Riot Commission are expected to provoke a contentious debate in the Oklahoma Legislature, which convenes Monday.

55.   The offer led to a contentious debate within the community, as outside cocalero leaders argued that the acceptance of the shoots would be a capitulation.

56.   The Senate on Monday commenced what is likely to be a contentious debate on sweeping anti-tobacco legislation aimed at reducing the rising incidence of teen smoking.

57.   The vote capped two weeks of contentious debate.

58.   The study results come amid the contentious debate in Congress over proposed new regulation of the managed-care industry.

59.   These questions lie at the heart of a contentious debate over how to manage Yellowstone, and, more broadly, over how people should relate to nature.

60.   They want a vote early this year, before the Senate begins what is expected to be a contentious debate about extending the stay of U.S. troops in Bosnia.