Democrats block second Bush nominee

Friday, May 2, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans suffered a second loss Thursday in their push to confirm a contested judicial nominee when Democrats blocked a Texas Supreme Court justice picked by President Bush for a federal appeals court.

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