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Bush the despot: The Senate's compromise on the filibuster won't stop the president's quest for absolute power.; By Sidney Blumenthal May 26, 2005
Fallout from the filibuster deal: Another look at Justice Priscilla Owen's profile casts a shadow on Dems' ability to invoke "extraordinary circumstances" in future confirmation fights.; Mark Follman May 26, 2005
Judging the filibuster deal: Activists from both the left and right say averting the nuclear option won't end their fight for the judges they want.; By Farhad Manjoo May 25, 2005
McCain vs. Frist: The Arizona moderate knocked out the Tennessee right-winger in the filibuster showdown. Does his victory foreshadow the 2008 primary?; By David Paul Kuhn May 25, 2005
Done deal -- for now: The "Group of 14" moderates defuse the nuclear option, but who really wins and loses in the filibuster compromise? And how close are we to the next showdown?; By Tim Grieve May 24, 2005
Democrats' Pyrrhic victory?: The filibuster deal has been praised as a victory for all -- but it's kind of tough to have a big happy bunch of winners without any losers, especially when it comes to the business of Washington.; Mark Follman May 24, 2005
Let's make a deal: A bipartisan group of moderate senators forges a deal to head off the nuclear option.; Page Rockwell May 23, 2005
The Senate pulls an all-nighter: As lawmakers gear up for an all-night Senate session, Sen. Harry Reid says a deal to prevent the nuclear option seems increasingly unlikely.; Page Rockwell May 23, 2005
Defusing Frist: While Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist took the stage with a preacher who equated liberal judges with the Ku Klux Klan, moderate senators worked around the clock to avert the nuclear option.; By Tim Grieve May 20, 2005
Dump the filibuster!: How I learned to stop worrying and love the nuclear option.; By Farhad Manjoo May 20, 2005
Frist, the lonely leader: Sen. Arlen Specter thinks most senators want to back away from the filibuster showdown, but Bill Frist won't let them speak their minds.; Tim Grieve May 20, 2005
Resorting to semantics: Frist's press secretary tries to explain how the Senate majority leader's vote to filibuster a judge's nomination in 2000 wasn't really a filibuster.; By Tim Grieve May 20, 2005
The nuclear option: Game on!: Bill Frist fires the first shot as moderates scramble to avert "mutually assured destruction."; By Tim Grieve May 19, 2005
Getting closer but still stuck: Senators fail to reach an agreement on judicial nominations but agree to meet again.; Tim Grieve May 19, 2005
Launching Bolton before the nuclear option: That's what the Bush White House wants to see happen -- but it'll have to do battle with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.; Mark Follman May 19, 2005
Manufacturing consent on the filibuster: Though most Americans are against the nuclear option, a mysterious crop of letters has popped up in newspapers across the country in support of the GOP.; Page Rockwell May 17, 2005
The leaders stop talking: Frist and Reid are done negotiating over the nuclear option. Can centrists senators avert a showdown over Bush's judicial nominees?; Tim Grieve May 17, 2005
A nuclear countdown, but dinner first: Bill Frist is still talking tough. But as another Republican seems to defect, will the Senate majority leader be the first to blink?; Tim Grieve May 16, 2005
A different kind of filibuster nightmare: Haunted by "American Idol," one conservative offers her vision of the nuclear option.; Julia Scott May 12, 2005
Everything you wanted to know about the "nuclear option": If the Republicans are as good as their word, it's going to be much uglier than you think.; By Tim Grieve May 12, 2005
What the Founders warned against: The nuclear option is just the latest maneuver by a party still seeking absolute power.; By Joe Conason May 12, 2005
The Frist test: A coalition of university students take time out from their studies to filibuster in Washington.; Page Rockwell May 11, 2005
Frist eager to go all in on judges: Gearing up for a vote on the judicial filibuster, the Senate Majority Leader gets some special treatment from the New York Times.; Eric Boehlert May 11, 2005
Nuclear rumblings: Another Republican acknowledges his party's past sins on judges. Senators from both sides work toward a compromise, but Frist and his allies on the far right aren't giving up yet.; Tim Grieve May 10, 2005
A kinder, gentler nuke: An eminently qualified former judge weighs in with a "fair" solution to the Senate's standoff; Mark Follman May 9, 2005

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