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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012, photo, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks with supporters during a celebration rally at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Senate is taking up legislation Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, that would end four-decade-old trade restrictions that are blocking U.S. businesses from enjoying the benefits of a more-open Russian market. The bill also imposes sanctions on Russian human rights violators. The last apparent hurdle to Senate action on the measure came with a decision to accept the House version of human rights legislation that was attached to the trade bill. Cardin, who authored the Senate version, indicated that he was willing to accept the House approach so that the bill can be passed. "This bill may only apply to Russia, but it sets a standard that should be applied globally," Cardin said in a statement. "I encourage other nations to follow our lead." (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Senate to take up bill normalizing Russia trade

Jim Abrams · December 5, 2012 9:13 pm

Senate GOP fails to bring up immigration bill

Jim Abrams · December 5, 2012 8:59 pm

This handout video image provided by CSPAN2 shows former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, right, wheeled into the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4,2012, by his wife Elizabeth Dole. Frail and in a wheelchair, Dole was a startling presence on the Senate floor as lawmakers voted on a treaty on disabilities. The 89-year-old Republican was in the well of the Senate on the GOP side of the chamber, his wife Elizabeth nearby. Dole recently had been hospitalized but came to the Senate to push for the treaty. (AP Photo/CSPAN2)

Republican opposition downs UN disability treaty

Jim Abrams · December 5, 2012 12:10 am

House votes to offer advanced-degree visas

Jim Abrams · November 30, 2012 7:24 pm

Republicans propose plan for undocumented young

Jim Abrams · November 27, 2012 8:52 pm

House to consider limited GOP immigration bill

Jim Abrams · November 24, 2012 8:01 am

Congress protects airlines from EU emissions tax

Jim Abrams · November 13, 2012 11:06 pm

House to take up Russia trade bill next week

Jim Abrams · November 9, 2012 9:11 pm

House bill to increase high-tech visas defeated

Jim Abrams · September 20, 2012 10:08 pm

House moves to reverse administration welfare plan

Jim Abrams · September 20, 2012 9:49 pm

House bill ends funding of party conventions

Jim Abrams · September 19, 2012 11:36 pm

House bill allows taxpayers to donate to Treasury

Jim Abrams · September 19, 2012 9:22 pm