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Kennedy, Kerry push a last-ditch effort against Alito
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/01/28/an_uphill_battle_for_filibuster_votes/ ^

Posted on 01/28/2006 8:35:36 AM PST by JaggedEdge

WASHINGTON -- After bucking Democratic Party leaders by announcing a filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr., Senators John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy yesterday scrambled for votes to support their move -- ignoring derisive hoots from Republicans and even a prediction by the Senate's top Democrat that their maneuver was doomed.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; alito; alitovote; billnelson; filibuster; fl; johnfkerrysucks; kennedy; kerry; losers
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To: Recovering_Democrat

As a very new Florida resident, I am astonished that Bill Nelson, a former ASTRONAUT, could be so illogical as to support the Alito filibuster. How can we help Katherine Harris to win? I hear she is not doing very well right now, but it's early...


41 posted on 01/30/2006 4:43:46 AM PST by LibertyLee (George W. Bush--now more than ever)
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To: JaggedEdge
If you could read liver-marks... Kennedy's face would be as long as 'War & Peace'.
42 posted on 01/30/2006 4:50:49 AM PST by johnny7 (“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
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To: ark_girl

1.) They don't care about ethics
2.) They don't pay attention and just keep voting in incumbants and people named Kennedy to relive glory days.
3.) The elections are fixed.




How about "ALL OF THE ABOVE"


43 posted on 01/31/2006 9:12:41 PM PST by Enchante (Democrats: "We are ALL broken and worn out, our party & ideas, what else is new?")
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