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Filibuster, Filibuster
Here we have a headline from the New York Times …
Senate Narrowly Backs Bush in Rejecting Debate on Increasing Time Between Deployments
Well, no, I’m sorry. That’s not right. The vote was 56 to 41. A solid majority of senators supported increasing time between deployments.
Republicans blocked a vote on the bill. Say it again: They blocked a vote. They filibustered it.
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