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Senate GOP Blocks Consideration of Resolution

By Liane Hansen, David Welna

Published February 18, 2007 at 5:00 AM PST

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference Feb. 17, 2007. Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) (from left) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) listen.

For the second time in the last two weeks, Senate Republicans on Saturday managed to block consideration of a nonbinding resolution opposing a troop increase in Iraq.

The House approved the same resolution Friday.

The rare Saturday session vote of 56 to 34 fell four short of the 60 votes required to move ahead with that resolution.

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Liane Hansen

Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.

David Welna

David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.