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         Battles Will Test Parties' Promises of Cooperation in Congress

   by Michael Bowman

   The U.S. Senate's new Republican leader is pledging to help end
   political gridlock in Washington, and Democrats, now in the minority,
   are pledging restraint in blocking votes. Such expressions of comity
   and optimism are the norm at the beginning of a new Congress, but
   they're quickly put to the test in the heat of passionate political
   battles. VOA's Michael Bowman reports.
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