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NPR Special
05-11-2005
Analysis: Controversy over the Senate's filibuster rule and the approval of federal judges

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First, Senate Democrats and Republicans fought about who should preside over America's courts. Now that battle has spurred a new debate. With a filibuster, a minority of senators can block the entire group from taking a vote, and Democrats have used it to keep Republicans from approving 10 judges nominated by the president. But Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist recently ...

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