Suddenly a senator pushed past me; and sent me stumbling toward the high dais from which, constitutionally, the vice president presides.

The senators, the paper said, "have sent a positive signal by coming to China to see for themselves."

So 79 senators have sent a letter to Mr. Bush urging him not to cast the veto.

A high-ranking senator on Federal Oversight and Security Data sent us confirmation this afternoon.

"Sitting senators have sent requests to be on the show," he says.

The senators held no news conference, made no remarks and sent their aides out to explain the decision to reporters.

Both senators sent a letter yesterday to the members of the board urging them to demand an equity stake from any airline that receives a loan.

When the Bush administration first tried to cut the program, 31 senators, including top Republicans, sent a letter to the president opposing his action.

The senator sent for Oliver.

"Did the senator send for you, Braun?"