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query.nytimes.com - 2/23/2009
Filibuster on Campaign Spending Bill Ends - New York Times
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LEAD: The filibuster that had halted activity in the Senate ended this evening, setting the stage for Republicans to win their effort to stop a bill limiting spending on Congressional campaigns. The filibuster that had halted activity in the Senate ended this evening, setting the stage for ...
nytimes.com - 2/19/2009
Libel Suit Against The New York Times Ends
— nytimes.com — A lobbyist’s lawsuit against The New York Times over the newspaper’s account of her ties to Senator... John McCain has been settled, both sides announced on Thursday. The suit , filed by Vicki L. Iseman, the Washington lobbyist, was settled without ... (more) Libel Suit Against The New York Times Ends

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dailykos.com - 2/24/2009
The point of making them filibuster
— dailykos.com — Aaargh! Here we go again! Reid's office is once again pushing back against the "make them filibuster"... crowd, whining that Democrats can't make Republicans "talk all night". That's not the point of the filibuster. The point of making them filibuster ... (more) The point of making them filibuster

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lefarkins.blogspot.com - 2/17/2009
On the Indefensibility of the Filibuster
— lefarkins.blogspot.com — With the discussion here and elsewhere in the blogosphere about the filibuster, I thought it was worth... trying to get to the core of the issues. It is true, as djw and I have argued in detail , that the mere fact that the filibuster is ... (more) On the Indefensibility of the Filibuster
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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  The Myth Of The Filibuster: Dems Can't Make Republicans Talk All Night

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The Myth Of The Filibuster: Dems Can't Make Republicans Talk All Night
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Byrd and Senate Democrats eventually gave up. "I don't like to do things on a win-lose basis. I would rather say that we apparently have prevailed," Simpson boasted at the time. ...

The Myth Of The Filibuster: Dems Can't Make Republicans Talk All Night
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Byrd and Senate Democrats eventually gave up. "I don't like to do things on a win-lose basis. I would rather say that we apparently have prevailed," Simpson boasted at the time. ...

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