But just before the Thanksgiving recess, he prevailed in another such fight, this one to bar laptop computers from the floor.

The bill now advances to the full House and Senate, which are expected to approve it before the Thanksgiving recess.

After all the bitterness last week, neither side seemed to have much stomach for belligerence before the Thanksgiving recess.

After announcing its orders on Monday morning, the court began a Thanksgiving recess that will last until Dec. 1.

Lawmakers are expected to begin work on specific spending cuts and tax increases called for in the proposal after the Thanksgiving recess.

He said he began to doubt his decision over the Thanksgiving recess and made his decision Sunday.

A1 A scramble to save tax breaks that are due to expire at the end of this year began in Congress as Thanksgiving recess neared.

Mr. Tanenbaum said his client had planned to inform her parents of the pregnancy during the Thanksgiving recess.

School Spirit week and Homecoming events are planned by the senior committee and is held the Friday before the Thanksgiving recess.

The issue will probably come to a head when Congress returns from Thanksgiving recess.