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  • Lines Drawn for 30-Hour Debate (Senate Judicial Confirmations)

    11/06/2003 9:02:23 AM PST · by Starboard · 106 replies · 1,236+ views
    Roll Call ^ | November 6, 2003 | Paul Kane
    Break out the cots. The battle lines have been drawn in the Senate for the chamber’s first all-night political brawl in more than a decade, with both sides spoiling for a fight next week over the judicial confirmation process. Senate Republicans said that their so-called “30-hour plan” — at least 30 straight hours of uninterrupted debate on judges — is set to begin sometime Wednesday, probably late in the afternoon, and carry on until nearly midnight Thursday. They’re even holding out the option of going into the wee hours of the morning Friday if their troops are up for it....