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Sen. Nelson to Support Bipartisan Filibuster of Obama's Labor Board Nominee

Fox News: On Monday night, Sen. Ben Nelson announced he would join the filibuster, a rare move for the conservative Nebraska Democrat, who is fond of saying that having been a governor responsible for choosing his own nominees, he gives great leeway toward a president’s choices.



Only in “extraordinary circumstances” does Nelson join a filibuster, he said, a defining phrase that arose from a 2005 judicial nominations impasse.


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