Voice of America: US Senate Reaches Tentative Deal on Filibuster Rules

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US Senate Reaches Tentative Deal on Filibuster Rules Jul 16th 2013, 23:53 U.S. Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan deal preserving the filibuster -- a time-honored procedural delaying tactic that minority parties have long used to block bills and confirmation of presidential nominees. The pact, reached Tuesday by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican John McCain, stops a Democratic threat to change the rules so that presidential nominees would face simple majority votes. Had the issue come to a vote, majority Democrats in the Senate were poised ...

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