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To: Bush_Democrat

http://www.thelouisvillechannel.com/news/4519795/detail.html


Senators Expect To Pull All-Nighter Before Filibuster Vote

POSTED: 12:10 pm EDT May 23, 2005
UPDATED: 12:27 pm EDT May 23, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Senate is gearing up for an all-night debate before a critical vote on the fate of the judicial filibuster.

Custodians rolled cots into the Strom Thurmond room as the Senate convened for what is expected to be a lengthy session.

A dozen moderates are running out of time in their effort to hammer out a compromise to avoid a vote on triggering the so-called nuclear option, so named because of the sweeping impact it will have on how the Senate does its work.

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267 posted on 05/23/2005 10:10:44 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggiefluffs

Cool! How about a televised all nighter? maybe they can air Boxer and Di seated around the campfire with Reid and Byrd singing, "Kumbaya".


277 posted on 05/23/2005 10:13:07 AM PDT by Soul Seeker
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