Its rules emphasize the rights of individual senators and invite compromise.

Leaders in the Senate were somewhat less powerful; individual senators still retained much of their influence.

Further, the old rules put no dollar cap on individual senators.

Postal records don't reveal how much mail was sent out by each individual senator.

That means the Administration may be forced to make concessions to individual Democratic senators to keep them on board.

The definition of what constituted an "extraordinary" circumstance was left up to the individual senator.

Mr. Mitchell was talking to individual senators in his office.

We think that people will recognize our individual senators and the outstanding job they have done.

An individual senator can shape legislation and, on very rare occasions, claim authorship.

But a vote scheduled to take place early next week in the Senate at least offers frustrated citizens a chance to hold individual senators accountable.