Interspersed with video clips that brought the sound and horror of battle into the chamber, the debate revived unanswered questions about snipers, arsonists, killings at a Buddhist temple and mysterious assassins dressed in black.
The five didn't disagree on many issues, and that made the debate less a battle than an echo chamber.
At that, these veterans of many a chamber music battle seemed at times to be hanging on by their fingernails, laboring to keep up with the tireless Ms. Argerich's pace and to match the intensity of her sound.
A16 Confederate Flag Coming Down The South Carolina legislature agreed to remove the Confederate battle flag from its chambers and the Capitol dome and place it at a nearby memorial to Confederate soldiers.
In Qatar itself, where politics has been described as akin to a medieval star chamber, an internal battle is raging.
The development came as the governor announced plans to call the Senate to a special session on Tuesday, after trying unsuccessfully for two weeks to broker a compromise in a leadership battle that has deadlocked the chamber.
While Mr. Cuomo will not be on the ballot this year, every state legislative seat will be, and the campaign filings released this week show that the Republican majority in the State Senate maintains a large financial edge over Democrats in the battle for control of that chamber.
Lawmakers were weary after spending weeks battling for control of the chamber and broke for the summer without taking up much of their agenda, from legalizing gay marriage to extending mayoral control over New York City's public schools.
It includes bill introduction ceremonies to draw media attention even in states where the legislative packages face an uphill battle because Republicans control both chambers.
But when Colorado's legislative session has ended, the lasting impression of Gov. Bill Owens, a first-term Republican, could be of a battle he fought outside the House and Senate chambers.
President Obama and the White House have been engaged in a battle in the Senate to block the chamber from passing new sanctions that could derail ongoing negotiations with Iran.
