WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 — Democrats who had been using their slim majority in the Senate to block several of President Bush's judicial candidates are expected to give way some on Thursday and allow the confirmation of two appeals court nominees, senior Congressional aides said today. Thursday's vote will put on vivid display the impending shift in power in the Senate from Democrats to Republicans and how it will enhance Mr. Bush's ability to shape the courts. The two candidates who are scheduled to be voted on on Thursday by the Judiciary Committee are among about a dozen appeals court candidates...