Word: adjourned
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...course, House members came under fire. WIMPS, shouted the New York Post. "Another chapter in Profiles in Courage," snarked Senator John McCain--proud that his chamber hadn't closed up shop--who had headed to New York to do Letterman. All the House did, embattled legislators insisted, was adjourn a day early to get out of the way of the guys in the haz-mat suits who would be sweeping for spores in the halls of power. It would have been irresponsible and dumb to do otherwise, they said. And they could claim some vindication on Saturday when investigators found...
...public has little stomach for partisan maneuvering at a time of national crisis, which may be why congressional leaders are increasingly hopeful that the next order of business after a stimulus package will be the one act of Congress that can end all the conflict: a resolution to adjourn for the year...
...meeting of the occupiers inside UniversityHall didn't adjourn until 1 a.m. When they went tosleep that night, the students inside the buildingstill had no idea how the University would react...
...indeed matter which parts he had touched, and the President was very careful to keep his eye on the line. If the legal defense was strong enough to corral any restless Democrats, it was not enough to guarantee the six Republican votes the White House needs to adjourn the whole thing...
...barbecue Clinton as long as possible or who hope something might turn up to draw 12 Democrats into the hanging party. Lott had to convince this crowd that a full-blown trial wouldn't pull Democrats in but would drive moderate Republicans out; it takes only 51 votes to adjourn. "You should never damn the torpedoes," said a G.O.P. leadership adviser, "because torpedoes explode...