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Filibuster fight: Senators scrapping over nominees, making slow progress
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
WASHINGTON -- A showdown looming, Republicans and Democrats held extraordinary marathon talks behind closed doors over the fate of several of President Barack Obama's stalled appointees Monday night in a dispute that threatened what little bipartisan cooperation remains in the Senate.
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