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Resolutions banning new oil, gas and coal exploration in sensitive areas have passed both houses of Congress, while the only new measures gaining broad support are those that seek to improve the energy efficiency of automobiles and appliances.

Whether these economic measures gained the chavista candidates extra votes or simply stopped Maduro's descent will only be gauged after Sunday's vote.

The previous two measures gained the unanimous support of the 15-member panel, but in balloting on Monday Indonesia abstained, saying it "remained to be convinced of the efficacy of adopting additional sanctions at this juncture".

The yield on the benchmark 10-year note rose to its highest in three and a half weeks as all three major stock measures gained, suggesting investors were more confident company earnings would pick up as the economy rebounded.

None of these measures gained congressional approval.

If the group were to escalate, dispatching lobbyists to Congress to sway these lawmakers, it might alienate the very senators it counts on to ensure no restrictive gun measures gain the 60 votes necessary to defeat a filibuster.

Based on the confidence measures gained from this comparison it is then possible to calculate a confidence measure for each functional interaction.

Therefore using measures gained solely by clinical professionals could be seen as unreliable given the difficulty to train and calibrate on a given index.

The measure gained new prominence after the August blackout, and coming to an agreement that can withstand opposition in the Senate will not be easy.

Over all, nearly 64percentt of voters cast "no" ballots, and the measure gained a majority in only one of the country's 26 cantons.

But even the Democrats who bucked the White House and their party's leadership by voting against the measure gained little protection.