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Hurdles cleared for detainee legislation

WASHINGTON -- Republicans on Wednesday cleared procedural hurdles in the House and Senate on the way to giving President George W. Bush authority to detain, interrogate and try terrorism detainees before military commissions. House Republicans succeeded on a vote in blocking any Democratic amendments to the legislation. In the Senate, GOP leaders won an agreement from Democrats to debate the bill for less than a dozen hours and then vote on it.

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