Bush, Senate leader push for rules to end deadlock over judge

Saturday, May 10, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Unable to break Democratic filibusters against a pair of President Bush's judicial choices, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Friday proposed changing Senate rules to restrict the use of parliamentary tactics to block nominations.

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