Deal in Senate averts filibuster showdown
Judicial standoff ends
WASHINGTON -- With just hours left before a historic vote, a bipartisan group of senators announced a compromise last night that will avert a bruising battle over the future of judicial filibusters, tabling for now a contentious issue that had threatened to fundamentally alter the working of the Senate. (Full article: 1187 words)
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