Use this glossary to find out more about some of the well-used - but often misunderstood - terms in US politics.

The British and Irish governments are to proceed to fully implement the St Andrews Agreement.

Two civil liberties groups file lawsuits challenging US President George W Bush's bugging of US citizens.

The European Parliament is the most misunderstood institution in the European Union, writes Paul Reynolds.

The IRA must indicate where it is going if talks on restoring devolution are to succeed, says the Northern Ireland secretary.

Kirsty Wark spoke to Senator John Warner - the senior Republican on the Armed Forces Committee who spent two hours with Donald Rumsfeld the US Defence Secretary yesterday.

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The Westminster Hour Christmas Quiz

The Senate is generally considered to be the upper house of the United States Congress.