Senators Argued Deals, Definitions During Filibuster Talks
Augusta Chronicle, The › June 30, 2005
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WASHINGTON - The signatures of 14 Senate centrists, seven from each party, spilled across the last page of a hard-won compromise on President Bush's judicial nominees. But whatever elation the negotiators felt, the Senate's Democratic leader did not share it.
In the privacy of his Capitol office last Monday night, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked for commitments from six Democrats fresh from the talks. Would they pledge to support filibusters against Brett Kavanaugh and William Haynes, two nominees not specifically covered by the pact with Republicans?See the full content of this document
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Senators Argued Deals, Definitions During Filibuster Talks
Some of the Democrats agreed. At least one, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, declined.
Details of Mr. Reid's attempt to kill the two nominations within minutes of the agreement, along with other events during this tumultuous time, were obtained by The Assoc...See the full content of this document
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