A01   1 <#FROWN:A01\><h_><p_>After 35 straight veto victories, intense 
A01   2 lobbying fails president with election in offing<p/>
A01   3 <p_>By Elaine S. Povich<p/>
A01   4 <p_>CHICAGO TRIBUNE<p/><h/>
A01   5 <p_>WASHINGTON - Despite intense White House lobbying, Congress has 
A01   6 voted to override the veto of a cable television regulation bill, 
A01   7 dealing President Bush the first veto defeat of his presidency just 
A01   8 four weeks before the election.<p/>
A01   9 <p_>Monday night, the Senate overrode the veto 74-25. the same 
A01  10 margin by which the upper house approved the bill last month and 
A01  11 comfortably above the two-thirds majority needed.<p/>
A01  12 <p_>Not one senator changed sides, a blow to Bush's prestige after 
A01  13 he had heavily lobbied Republican senators, urging them not to 
A01  14 embarrass him this close to the election.<p/>
A01  15 <p_>Both California senators, Republican John Seymour and Democrat 
A01  16 Alan Cranston, voted to sustain the veto.<p/>
A01  17 <p_>The bill was immediately sent to the House, which voted 308-114 
A01  18 for the override, 26 more than needed. A cheer went up as the House 
A01  19 vote was tallied, ending Bush's string of successful vetoes at 
A01  20 35.<p/>
A01  21 <p_>Among those voting to override in the Senate was Democratic 
A01  22 vice presidential nominee Al Gore, a co-author of the bill. He then 
A01  23 left the chamber to join Democratic presidential nominee Bill 
A01  24 Clinton on 'Larry King Live' on CNN.<p/>
A01  25 <p_>Asked whether it was a blow to Bush for the override to fall so 
A01  26 close to the election, Clinton said, <quote_>"It won't do him any 
A01  27 good."<quote/><p/>