Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) does not want his vulnerable members to face any compromising votes before the November election. This means that the trade agenda is on hold until a post-election lame duck session.
Trade Policy Post-November Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nevada) announcement yesterday that Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) would not be considered anytime soon means not until after the November election. Republicans need to win six seats in November to take control of the upper chamber and because of President Obama's current unpopularity, some political forecasters are calling the Senate a toss-up. An article in today's Politico newspaper entitled, "Democrats: Cede the House to save the Senat...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
