 
 <prompt> text: ```WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Di U.S. Senate bin call to order for 11 seconds on Wednesday as di last political scuffle of di year between di White House and di Democratic-led Congress dey play out.

Democratic senators go dey hold short "pro forma" sessions over di holiday break to prevent recess appointments.

Nearly all di senators waka commot from di Capitol for di Christmas holiday last week, but Democrats dey keep di Senate for session to block President Bush from making any recess appointments -- a constitutional mechanism wey allow di president, during congressional recesses, to fill top government posts for up to one year without Senate confirmation.

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Virginia, open and then immediately giveled di Senate session to a close. He spend 57 seconds for di chamber.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, announce December 19 say he go keep di Senate open with a series of "pro forma" sessions through mid-January.

Talks just break down with di White House on top deal wey for allow di president make dozens of those appointments if he gree not to appoint one controversial official, Steven Bradbury, as di permanent head of di influential Office of Legal Counsel for di Justice Department.

Bush no gree accept di Democrats' offer, and Reid refuse to approve Bradbury because of concerns about im involvement in crafting legal opinions for di administration on top interrogation techniques of terrorism suspects.

Similar sessions don happen over di Thanksgiving recess.

Webb also do di duty on Friday, but e no go be di only senator wey go dey tasked with presiding over di shortened sessions. Other Democrats -- including Sens. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Cardin of Maryland and Chuck Schumer of New York -- go share di duty. E-mail to a friend

Answer di following questions:
1. why Democrats dey keep di Senate for session?
2. wetin dem dey do?
3. to do wetin?
4. who Reid refuse to approve?
5. which job Bush want am to get?
6. how many senators dey plan to help Webb?
7. which state Webb dey represent?
8. how long im session be?
9. wetin dem dey call these sessions?
10. which job Reid get?
11. where e dey based?
12. which holiday dem dey break for?
13. all senators still dey for Capitol?
14. when Reid announce di sessions?
15. until when?
16. Webb don take di Wednesday session, which other one e dey plan?
17. which New York Senator go help?
18. Where Mary Landrieu dey from?
19. wetin Democrats want Bush make e do?
20. Bush gree?```

Numbered answers: <response>: ```1. to block President Bush from making any recess appointments
2. na constitutional mechanism
3. wey allow the president, during congressional recesses, to fill top government posts
4. Bradbury
5. permanent head of the influential Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department
6. Six
7. Virginia
8. 57 seconds
9. pro forma
10. Senate Majority Leader
11. Nevada
12. Thanksgiving
13. No
14. December 19
15. through mid-January
16. Friday
17. Chuck Schumer
18. Louisiana
19. no fit appoint one controversial official
20. No``` 