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The nomination of Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Richard Griffin to the federal bench makes him the latest pawn is an outrageous, lingering stalemate between the White House and the U.S. Senate. It has created a severe shortage of judges. For years, it was a deadlock between the Clinton White House and the Republican-ruled Senate. Now it's between the Bush White House and the narrowly Democatic Senate - where Michigan's Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow essentially have veto power over appointees from their state.On Thursday, President Bush nominated Griffin to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has declared...