Senate takes up gay-rights ban amid criticism WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Urged on by President George W. Bush, the U.S. Senate on Monday debated a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that both backers and opponents say has little chance of passage.
Fed Chief Cites Concerns About Inflation Ben S. Bernanke conspicuously avoided any mention of a possible "pause" in the Fed's two-year program of interest-rate increases.
