Looks like the nuclear option is no longer an option...
Frist, Reid work on deal over judge approvals. Acceptance by Democrats may hinge on concession by GOP on filibuster ban, nickname dteh "nuclear option."
WASHINGTON - In private talks with Majority Leader Bill Frist, the Senate’s top Democrat has indicated a willingness to allow confirmation of two of President Bush’s seven controversial appeals court nominees, but only as part of a broader compromise requiring Republicans to abandon threats to ban judicial filibusters, officials said Monday.
Frist, Reid work on deal over judge approvals. Acceptance by Democrats may hinge on concession by GOP on filibuster ban, nickname dteh "nuclear option."
WASHINGTON - In private talks with Majority Leader Bill Frist, the Senate’s top Democrat has indicated a willingness to allow confirmation of two of President Bush’s seven controversial appeals court nominees, but only as part of a broader compromise requiring Republicans to abandon threats to ban judicial filibusters, officials said Monday.
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