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MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
11-19-2007
'Pro Forma' Session a Block on Bush

Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM

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MICHELE NORRIS, host:

It is Thanksgiving week, and Congress traditionally takes a recess at this time. And indeed, there is little news to report today from Capitol Hill. The wire service daybook reads: no scheduled events. And the House Web site says: no House schedule found for this week. But that doesn't mean there's nothing official going on. Tomorrow's schedule for the Senate floor says 9 a.m. convene for a pro forma session only.

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