Immigration bill stalls in US Senate

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) A White House-backed bill revamping US immigration laws stalled in the US Senate, handing President George W Bush a major legislative setback.

The sharply divided Senate refused to limit debate on the fragile compromise hammered out by a bipartisan group of senators and the White House. As a result, the legislation will be set aside and the Senate is expected to move on to other matters.

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