economist.com - 12/11/2008
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GENE HEALY, a libertarian author, has caught John Kyl, the Arizona Republican and Senate minority whip, rather quickly evolving his views of filbustering. In 2005, Republicans held 55 Senate seats and fought a protracted battle over judicial nominations that climaxed in a threat to end the ...
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lefarkins.blogspot.com - 12/15/2008
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Via LP, Josh Marshall's argument on why Senate
Dems need to protect the filibuster is just a...
touch underspecified: It is just bad practice -- especially in the face of the last eight years -- for numerical majorities not only to use the power of their ...
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Marshall on the Filibuster
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GOP Learns To Love The Filibuster
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Senate Republicans had no love for the filibuster when they were in the majority, even going so far as to discuss a "nuclear option" of abolishing it. But times have changed, and Republicans have discovered a new respect for this senatorial power as they face an enhanced Democratic majority. The Economist notes: ...
GOP Learns To Love The Filibuster
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Senate Republicans had no love for the filibuster when they were in the majority, even going so far as to discuss a "nuclear option" of abolishing it. But times have changed, and Republicans have discovered a new respect for this senatorial power as they face an enhanced Democratic majority. The Economist notes: ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/15/2009 —
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Indeed, the filibuster was never intended at ...
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washingtonmonthly.com 2/15/2009 — TIME TO REFORM THE FILIBUSTER.... One of the striking aspects of the political process on the Hill is how quickly everyone has adapted to a once-rare tactic becoming routine. Senate filibusters used to be exceedingly rare -- a dramatic challenge...
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dailypundit.com 12/1/2008 — Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford arrested on federal charges - Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was arrested this morning on federal charges and is being held at the federal courthouse, the FBI and other federal officials confirm.
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The prospect of a filibuster
washingtonmonthly.com 2/2/2009 — THE PROSPECT OF A FILIBUSTER.... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ken.) recently said his Republican caucus would not filibuster an economic stimulus package. McConnell, alas, appears to have it backwards. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, ...
Josh Marshall and the Filibuster
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 12/16/2008 — A few days back, Josh Marshall wrote :
It is just bad practice — especially in the face of the last eight years — for numerical majorities not only to use the power of their numbers in straight up votes but to change the rules of the ...
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