06.07.2011 - 11:44 [ Reuters ]

US Senate‘s Reid scraps Libya measure for debt

Although Republicans are in the minority in the Senate, their opposition could stop the Libya resolution since a super-majority of 60 is needed on procedural votes…
The House of Representatives defeated a similar measure authorizing U.S. Libya operations in June, so the Senate Libya resolution has little chance of becoming law even if it does eventually pass the Senate.