1.0 link 150119 <![CDATA[GOP Learns To Love The Filibuster]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/10/gop-learns-to-love-the-fi_n_150119.html Senate Republicans had no love for the filibuster when they were in the majority, even going so far as to discuss a "nuclear option" of abolishing it. But times have changed, and Republicans have discovered a new respect for this senatorial power as they face an enhanced Democratic majority. The Economist notes:

In 2005, Republicans held 55 Senate seats and fought a protracted battle over judicial nominations that climaxed in a threat to end the filibuster power of a 40-vote...
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