The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 73 to 23, clearing it for approval by President Obama, who strongly supports it.
Sloan said it was a mistake to consider the Guantánamo Yemenis cleared for transfer, whose release carries the approval of the Pentagon and the uniformed military, a particular threat to national security.
Though the way may now be clear for approval, Erbitux may not turn out to be as big a seller as analysts once anticipated.
That cleared the way for approval of the proposal, which drew strong support from Democrats including conservatives from states with strong oil and gas industries.
Andrx said the ruling cleared the way for approval of its generic copies of Wellbutrin SR and another version of the same drug, sold as Zyban for quitting smoking.
President Bush reached an agreement today with House leaders on a proposal authorizing him to use force against Iraq, a deal that Democrats acknowledged cleared the way for approval of a joint Congressional resolution supporting action against Saddam Hussein.
Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee cleared the way for approval of their bill by adopting a package of amendments bridging differences among liberal, moderate and conservative members of the party.
We stress the importance of having clear procedures for approval of new courses and modification of existing ones.
The resulting agreement, which is legally binding on the authority, provides for closing Poletti and clears the way for approval of the new plant next door.
The satellites also carry American military communications, but the State Department agreed to the deal last week, clearing the way for approval by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board.
Doctors and analysts widely expect the meeting to clear the way for approval of the drug to treat age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly and a disease for which treatments are desperately needed.
