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The swing vote came from Senator James M. Jeffords of Vermont, whose departure from the Republican Party earlier this year to become an independent threw control of the Senate to the Democrats.

In keeping with the cheery tableau, there was no mention of Senator James M. Jeffords of Vermont, whose defection from the party threw control of the Senate to the Democrats -- and dispirited many prominent Republicans.

Oil has long been the heart of Iraq's wealth, and the invasion threw control of the rich reserves into question, exacerbating longstanding enmity between the Kurds and other Iraqis.

Oil is the source of Iraq's wealth, and the American invasion threw control of the country's rich reserves into question, worsening the longstanding enmity between the Kurds and other Iraqis.

Two Democrats in Washington state, and five Democrats in New York state decided to caucus with Republicans in their state legislative chambers, which threw control of both chambers to the Republicans.

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D) Two Democratic state senators switched parties, throwing control to the Republicans, then switched back again.

The confirmation of Ms. Gall has been in doubt since Senator James Jeffords of Vermont announced last week that he would leave the Republican Party, throwing control of the Senate to Democrats.

While other Othellos had seemed illogically jealous, Robeson's jealousy seemed real, because: "Mr Robeson... comes of a race whose characteristic is to keep control of its passions only to a point, and after that point to throw control to the winds".

But unscrupulous Banksters always have somehow convinced governments (possibly through big-dollar donations to politicians??) to throw control back to the banks.

Phillip Puckett, a Democratic state senator in Virginia, abruptly resigned a few weeks ago (thereby throwing control of the chamber to the Republicans) after being bribed by Republicans to do so.

After the two civilians had taken their positions, at 13:42:25 Waddle ordered the maneuver executed, and they threw the control levers as instructed.

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