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Filibuster
August 6, 2013
Harry Reid Should Kill the Filibuster, for Real This Time
Democrats have all the leverage. Why won't they use it?
July 22, 2013
Kentucky Might Finally Turn on Mitch McConnell
July 16, 2013
The Winners—and One Big Loser—of the Filibuster Fight
July 16, 2013
The Real Reason Why Republicans Folded on the Filibuster
July 16, 2013
Bring on the Nuclear Option!
July 16, 2013
Lamar Alexander's Agenda for a Filibuster-Free Senate
July 15, 2013
Nuclear War
Why filibuster reform matters
July 12, 2013
Why a Filibuster Rule Change Won't Turn the Senate Into the House
July 11, 2013
A Liberal Lion With No Roar
How the Senate has frustrated Jeff Merkley
March 7, 2013
Is the Filibuster Unconstitutional?
The Founding Fathers might not approve of today's Senate

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