(Reuters) - The Senate voted 33-63, falling 27 short of the 60 votes needed in the 100-member chamber to limit debate and advance the major overhaul toward passage. The action followed a series of amendments that upset a delicately balanced compromise hammered out by a bipartisan group of senators and the White House.
The move was a serious blow to the comprehensive effort to overhaul immigration law before President George W. Bush leaves office in January 2009.
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The move was a serious blow to the comprehensive effort to overhaul immigration law before President George W. Bush leaves office in January 2009.
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