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Chambliss didn't say whether he would block an effort to bring any of the Bagram detainees to the United States.

Before approving the bill on a 27 to 17 vote, the panel voted to block an effort to restrict family planning services.

The holdouts -- Senators Maria Cantwell of Washington and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin -- joined with 39 Republicans to block an effort by the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, to wrap up debate on the bill.

The leader of the Transportation Security Administration took action today to block an effort to unionize 56,000 federal screeners at airports, saying collective bargaining for them was "not compatible" with the fight against terrorism.

Pay Raise for Congress Vote to block an effort by one lawmaker, Representative Jim Matheson, Democrat of Utah, to force an up-or-down vote on a pay increase for members of Congress.

The new information about Al Qaeda came as Congressional Republicans barely managed to block an effort by Democrats to ban the government from demanding records from libraries and book sellers in some terrorism investigations.

On Wednesday, China blocked an effort by the United Nations Security Council to condemn Myanmar.

Hospitals blocked an effort by Mr. Thomas to cut their Medicare payments last year.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked an effort by Democrats to take up a bill extending the benefits.

But last week Senate Republicans blocked an effort to use the list as a guideline for new restrictions on firearm purchases.

Obama announced the program in an executive order exactly a year ago Friday after House Republicans blocked an effort to pass a comprehensive immigration bill.