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But Republicans accused Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, of erecting procedural obstacles to deny Senate Republicans a victory on the politically charged subject in an election year. Mr. Reid and his allies said they objected to the amendments because they saw them as an effort to derail the compromise with a back-door filibuster. 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.