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Senate Rules panel votes to ban judge-choice filibusters; Democrats boycott session, accuse GOP of throwing ''temper tantrum''.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 25-JUN-03 		Format: Online - approximately 596 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Senate Rules panel votes to ban judge-choice filibusters; Democrats boycott session, accuse GOP of throwing ''temper tantrum''.(NATION)

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Byline: Charles Hurt, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Republican-led Senate Rules Committee yesterday approved changing the body's rules, essentially prohibiting filibusters against judicial nominees in preparation for a Supreme Court vacancy that could come as early as this week.

The resolution, which faces strong opposition on the Senate floor, could itself be filibustered, even if all Republicans support it. And because it's a proposal to alter the rules, breaking such a filibuster would take 67 senators, rather than the 60 needed in most cases.

The move by Republicans comes...

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