" Defense lawyers applied to have the case dismissed on the grounds that the attorney-general had acted in bad faith when amending the charges, but the judge ruled for the prosecution, stating that this was "just a simple amendment of a charge.

CNN: All Over But the Verdict

The Bingaman-Shelby amendment hedges against the charge that its sponsors want nothing more than to fritter away finite SDI resources on endless research and development a sort of high-priced "hobby shop, " designed to employ constituents but not to produce anything that might inconveniently prove to be deployable.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Showdown On SDI: Senate To Debate The Ultimate ��Killer Amendment��

New York's Senator-elect Hillary Clinton is leading the charge to pass a constitutional amendment that would abolish the Electoral College.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Just a couple of examples of that: The Durbin Amendment which limits the amount banks can charge retailer for debit card swipe fees and the CARD Act which, among other things, keeps banks from charging overdraft fees.

FORBES: No Surprise Here, Bank Of America Looks To Charge More Fees

Originally, the Durbin amendment called to cap so-called interchange fees banks charge retailers at 12 cents per transaction, but the Fed announced today that it would up that cap to 21 cents.

FORBES: Fed Gives In To Banks, Eases Debit Card Fee Proposal

In March, the Mexican Senate approved a constitutional amendment that will make crimes against the press federal ones and put national authorities in charge of investigating them.

CNN: July 30, 2012 -- Updated 1905 GMT (0305 HKT)

Last week, the Senate passed an amendment sponsored by Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that could reduce interchange fees that credit card processors charge to merchants and allow stores to give customers discounts for paying with cash, check or debit cards.

FORBES: Senate Amendments Could Be Major Setbacks for Credit Card Issuers