State senate's night sessions becoming more common

Monday, March 19, 2007

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields calls them magical moments -- those occasions when strong-willed senators finally buckle under exhaustion and start talking of compromise.

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