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WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time since they weakened the age-old filibuster, Democrats pushed one of President Barack Obama’s high-profile nominees through the Senate on Tuesday and cleared the way for another. By a vote of 56-38, senators confirmed attorney Patricia Millett to join the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats quickly enjoyed the first fruits of a milestone Senate vote making it harder for the Republican minority to block President Barack Obama‘s nominations: They swiftly ended a GOP filibuster against one of his top judicial selections and prepared to do the same for two others. Over the longer term, they might […]