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Senior Democrats blamed Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the majority leader, as striking a deal and then being unable to bring along key Republicans. Mr. Frist said that here had been one huge problem, and that problem had been created by the Democratic leadership. Mr. Reid said the major problem, however, was that Mr. Frist had shaken hands on the bipartisan compromise and then was unable to quiet Republican critics who were trying to gum up the works.