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What happened in the Senate, the papers report, is that in successive votes to force floor consideration of two campaign reform measures--one simply a ban of the unregulated campaign use of donations made to the national political parties ("soft money"), the other a broader bill that also would have tightened rules about "issue ads" that actually function in support of particular candidates--the pro forces achieved slim majorities, but fell short of the 60 votes required to cut off a filibuster against the measures.
A year later, police controls had been tightened, press censorship resumed, and democratic meetings swarmed with government spies.
The Post says that the NTSB tightened security at its headquarters.
Given the tightened payments and a major downturn in HMO stocks, some marginal markets--especially rural areas--started to look unprofitable.
He tightened the king’s control over legislation and taxes, enraging the Vatican by daring to impose a new levy on the Church.