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    GOP senator openly calls for killing the filibuster
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    GOP senator openly calls for killing the filibuster

    Pete Kasperowicz -
    September 16, 2015 12:30 am
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    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa noted that Reid changed Senate rules last year in a way that allowed judges to win confirmation with just a simple majority, instead of the normal 60 votes. 
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    Obama could beat Bush on court appointments

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    September 14, 2015 4:01 am
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said last week that he was putting the kibosh on most of Obama's federal court nominees. (Washington Examiner)
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    No more showdowns over Obama’s judicial nominations?

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    June 9, 2015 4:01 am
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    (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
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    The ‘nuclear option’ worked for Dems. Will the GOP reconsider?

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    December 15, 2014 10:00 am
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    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    Senate Republicans ‘soul searching’ over filibuster rule

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    December 9, 2014 11:41 pm
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    Report: Obama urged to get more nukes, stop acting like war is ‘unthinkable’
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    Report: Obama urged to get more nukes, stop acting like war is ‘unthinkable’

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    November 13, 2014 10:04 pm
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    The GOP Class of 2014 resembles the most successful draft by any NFL team in memory. (iStock)
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    GOP Senate class of 2014 is broad and deep

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    November 9, 2014 10:00 pm
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    Sen. Orrin Hatch says the Republicans should keep the nuclear option, which places him in agreement with prominent grassroots conservatives. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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    Orrin Hatch: Republicans should keep the nuclear option

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    November 6, 2014 8:30 pm
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    The conservative group Club For Growth on Wednesday morning told lawmakers in the House and Senate that it will no longer be scoring this week's vote on the government funding measure. (iStock image)
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    Changed Senate rule eases way for Holder successor

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    September 26, 2014 9:00 am
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    Harry Reid threatens to change Senate rules again to bypass Republicans
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    Harry Reid threatens to change Senate rules again to bypass Republicans

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    May 20, 2014 4:00 am
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