Summary
The deal on confirmation of judicial nominees seems to have been struck by seven Democrats essentially supported by their party's base and seven Republicans at odds with theirs. It contains one crucial phrase - Democrats will filibuster only in "extraordinary circumstances" - and it is undefined.
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Is Filibuster Deal a Delay or a Defeat?
Democrats have agreed to stop filibustering the confirmation of three judges they have hitherto identified as extraordinarily dangerous to fundamental American liberties. One of the three, Priscilla Owen, is an impeccable representative...
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