Analysis: Filibuster fight in the Senate

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NEAL CONAN
Talk of the Nation (NPR)
05-23-2005
Analysis: Filibuster fight in the Senate

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The United States Senate is about to go to the mattresses. Workers have already moved roll-away cots into a Senate conference room in preparation for what could be an all-night debate on judicial nominees and the power of the filibuster. Arguments got under way earlier today. The nomination at issue is that of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the federal bench. Here are the party ...

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