He cemented his friendships on trips when he took senators bar-hopping in Athens or to a meeting with the sultan of Oman in a tent in the desert (the Americans were supposed to cross their legs, and when Mr. McCain's injuries prevented him from doing this, Senator Tower teased him mercilessly for creating an international incident).
David Schroeder, a former US policeman who runs Shanghai's popular Senator Saloon bar, has taken to smashing his empty liqueur bottles after he discovered suspected fake booze dealers attempting to buy them from his staff.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's inspector general on Monday ousted an outspoken opposition senator, barring her from public service for 18 years and accusing her of "promoting and collaborating" with Latin America's last remaining rebel army.
agreed to a demand by more conservative senators to bar members of his caucus from accepting earmarks that direct federal funding to their home states.
The Senate bars top staff members from lobbying Senate lawmakers or staff for a year, and extends the ban to two years for former senators.
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Ms. Castillo's announcement, on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse, came one day after the Bronx Democratic Committee said it would take the unusual step of asking the State Supreme Court to have Senator Espada barred from running as a Democrat in the Sept. 10 primary.
His tenure was interrupted in 2008 after voters approved term limits that bar senators from serving more than two consecutive four-year terms.
Senators would also bar opponents of legislation from being able to require the reading of lengthy amendments to consume time and block votes.
The project does not seem to violate ethics rules that bar senators from requesting earmarks in which they or an immediate family member has a "pecuniary interest".
Another element of the compromise would bar senators from forcing the reading of lengthy amendments if they had been publicly available, eliminating a tactic that can tie up the Senate for days.
