Senate Gop Delays Fights Over Detainees, Base Closing; the Decision to Shelve the $491 Billion Defense Bill Means Debate Over the Amendments Won't Occur Until After Labor Day

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-run Senate postponed fights with the Bush administration over the treatment of terror suspects and military base closings Tuesday after GOP leaders failed to derail proposals opposed by the White House.

The decision by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., to shelve the $491 billion defense bill means debate over the wartime defense measure and the detainee and base-closing amendments almost certainly won't occur until after Labor Day. The Senate is to leave for a monthlong break at week's end.

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Senate Gop Delays Fights Over Detainees, Base Closing; the Decision to Shelve the $491 Billion Defense Bill Means Debate Over the Amendments Won't Occur Until After Labor Day

After putting the defense bill aside, the Senate began debating legislation shielding gun manufacturers and dealers from liability suits stemming from gun crimes. That decision drew rebukes from Democrats w...

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