Lands bill advances, despite Coburn’s pleas

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL | Modified: January 12, 2009 at 4:42 am | Published: January 12, 2009   

WASHINGTON — Meeting in a rare Sunday session, senators easily overrode Sen. Tom Coburn’s objections to a massive public lands bill and paved the way for passage possibly later this week.

By a vote of 66-12, the bill, which includes more than 160 pieces of legislation, cleared a procedural hurdle Coburn had thrown up. Coburn, R-Muskogee, objects to several of the proposals...
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