51.   At the time, Cellucci was a Republican state senator from Hudson.

52.   Ballots are still being counted in the excruciatingly close contest between Roy Goodman, a Republican state senator for three decades, and Liz Krueger, his Democratic challenger.

53.   Before he spoke, he warned he would have to leave early for a meeting of freshman Republican senators.

54.   Becky Morgan, a former Republican state senator now in the private sector, is one of those with doubts.

55.   Between his oral and written answers, the former Republican senator has probably undergone a more exhaustive confirmation process than any other attorney general nominee.

56.   A dozen Republican senators blocked all redistricting legislation, pushing it to the GOP-dominated Legislative Redistricting Board on which Ratliff sits.

57.   A C-Span tape contradicted his description of his confrontation with a Republican senator at a Senate hearing.

58.   A decade ago, it had two Republican senators in Washington.

59.   A disaster relief bill appeared headed for a veto Thursday after Republican senators succeeded in keeping alive a provision designed to prevent future government shutdowns.

60.   A handful of Republican senators also worked Monday with Democrats to draft a censure resolution that would be acceptable to a couple of dozen GOP senators.