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โ€˜Nuclear Optionโ€™ Launched Against Intransigent Republicans

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist After repeated Republican obstruction, Senate Democrats boldly stood up to Republicans by pulling the trigger on the nuclear option, a parliamentary maneuver that means most executive branch nominees now can be approved by a simple majority rather than the 60-vote supermajority in effect throughout President Obamaโ€™s term. Although Democrats […]

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