(2 Nov 2005)

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FILE - Washington DC
1. Wide of US Capitol
2. Close up of capitol dome

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Washington DC - 1 November 2005
3. Slate showing Senate in closed session
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Bill Frist, Republican Senate Majority Leader:
"I'll have to say, not with the previous Democratic leader or the current Democratic leader have ever I been slapped in the face with such an affront to the leadership of this grand institution. Every other time, and again we'll have to go back and look at history, there has been at least consideration for the other side of the aisle before a stunt. And this is a pure stunt that is being performed by Senator Reid, Senator Durbin, and their leadership."
5. Wide shot of Senator Reid coming to podium
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Harry Reid, Democratic Senate Minority Leader:
"Finally, after months and months and months of begging, cajoling, writing letters, we're finally going to be able to have phase two of the investigation regarding how the intelligence was used to lead us into the intractable war in Iraq. There's nothing more important to a Congress or a president than war. We're in a war now. Two-thousand-twenty-five American soldiers are dead. A war costing us more than two billion dollars a week. I think the American people are entitled to know how we got there. That's what this is all about."
7. Wide shot of Senate floor

STORYLINE:

Democrats in the US Congress forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session on Tuesday, questioning intelligence that President George W. Bush used in the run-up to the war in Iraq and accusing the president's party of ignoring the issue.

Democratic leader Harry Reid accused the Republicans of repeatedly choosing to protect the administration rather than get to the bottom of what happened.

Taken by surprise, Republicans derided the move as a political stunt.

Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist told reporters, "Not with the previous Democratic leader nor the current Democratic leader have ever I been slapped in the face with such an affront to the leadership of this grand institution."

Democrats sought assurances that the Senate's Intelligence Committee would complete the second phase of an investigation of the administration's pre-war intelligence.

After about two hours, senators returned to open session having appointed a six-member task force, three members from each party, to review the committee's progress and report back to their respective leaders by November 14th (2005).

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