WASHINGTON — The Senate voted today to strip Romania of its coveted Most Favored Nation trading status with the United States for six months as punishment for its history of human rights

abuses. Senators voted 57-36 in favor of an amendment by Sens. William L. Armstrong (R-Colo.), Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) and others to deny Romania the favored trading status as the

Senate began its second day of perhaps several weeks of debate on the politically charged omnibus trade bill. MORE TO READ