Actually, the quotes this article uses are a little misleading. The favorable action was requested by President Bush to the Democratic leadership in the U.S. Senate for *revisions* in a proposal for ratification of the United Nation’s Law of the Sea Treaty
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1832785/posts
Bush to pressure Senate to revive U.N. sea treaty
Thanks for the link, bookmarked.