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  • Two GOP Senators: No Filibuster on Alito

    11/03/2005 4:19:12 AM PST · by psychopuppy · 88 replies · 2,600+ views
    By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - A group of centrist senators who halted a previous filibuster fight is making plans for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, but at least two of the group's Republicans say their decision is already made: no filibuster. ADVERTISEMENT "I don't believe that, with all sincerity, I could let that happen," Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record), R-S.C., a member of the so-called Gang of 14, said after meeting with the federal appeals court judge whom President Bush nominated to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Graham and Sen. Mike DeWine (news,...
  • Senate's "Gang of 14" Fractures Over Alito

    11/02/2005 6:48:28 PM PST · by Clintonfatigued · 8 replies · 1,302+ views
    Associated Press ^ | November 2, 2005 | Jesse Holland
    The early defection of two of the group's Republicans, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, could hurt if Democrats decide to attempt a filibuster of Alito, the New Jersey jurist Bush nominated Monday to replace retiring Sandra Day O'Connor.