February 2005
Senate's New Math May Aid Stalled Judicial Nominees
Bush Renominates as Judges 7 Whom Democrats Blocked
Specter Has Hodgkins Disease and Will Have Chemotherapy
March 2005
Senate Renews Fight Over Bush Nominees
A New GOP Tack on a Judicial Nominee
Salazar asks Bush to withdraw nominees
Democrats on Senate Panel Pummel Judicial Nominee
Clash on Judicial Nominees Could Spill Into Lawmaking
Court Nominee Explains Lack of Law License
Blame Is Laid as Senate Sees Rift on Judges
Split Panel Sends Renominated Candidate to Full Senate
Justices Let Stand Bush's Appointment of Judge
April 2005
Lobbying Heats Up on Filibuster Rule Change
GOP: Byrd Set Precedent on Filibusters
Senate Wary of Changing Filibuster Rules
Conservatives push judicial votes
Frist: Schiavo, Bush Nominees Unrelated
Reid Accuses GOP of Arrogance on Courts
Frist Isn't Following Republicans on Criticism of Judges
DeLay Says Federal Judiciary Has Run Amok Adding Congress Is Partly to Blame
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Judiciary
Reid Defends Dems Fight Over Judges
After DeLay Remarks Bush Says He Supports Independent Judiciary
Democrats Criticize Republican Moves to Ban Filibuster
Senator Responds to Editorial on Judges
Senate Confirms 1st Judge of 2nd Bush Term
3 Justices Respond Personally to Criticism of US Judiciary
Republicans May Hasten Showdown on Judicial-Nomination Filibusters
DeLay Defends Effort to Rein In the Courts
DeLay Asks House Panel to Review Judges
Republicans to Go on Offensive Over Judges
Frist Set to Use Religious Stage on Judicial Issue
Reid Calls Frists GOP Politics Radical
GOP's Filibuster Strategy Could Backfire
Frist Accused of Exploiting Religion Issue
McCain irks Republicans over anti-filibuster option
Frist Accused of Exploiting Religion Issue
Judges Battle Transcends Numbers
GOP Chips Away at Dem's Filibuster Efforts
As Vote on Filibuster Nears GOP Senators Face Mounting Pressure
DeLay Outlines Strategy Against Federal Judges
Senate Scrap Over Judges Is Frist's Fight
Senate Heads Toward Showdown on Judges and Filibuster
For Republicans, 2 Women Are Exhibits A and B in Battle on Judicial Appointments
With Party-Line Vote Committee Sends Two Judicial Nominees to Senate
Votes on Judgeships Move Senate Closer to Going Nuclear
Religion at Issue in Judicial Fight
2 Evangelicals Want to Strip Courts Funds
Common ground elusive in US Senate
Cheney Backs End of Filibustering
Frist Seeks Christian Support to Stop Filibusters
GOP Stressing Constitution in Judge Battle
Frist: Don't Leave Nominees Hanging
Poll: Most Americans Oppose Filibuster Rule Change
Senators May Compromise to End Impasse on Judges
Top Senate Democrat Has Plan to Stop Filibuster Ban
Frist Says Republicans Wont Accept Deal on Judicial Nominees
Seven Blocked Judicial Nominees
Gore Blasts GOP Bid to Block Filibusters
Rove and Frist Reject Democrats Compromise Over Bushs Judicial Nominees
May 2005
Cuomo Warns Against Filibuster Changes
Backers of Bush Nominees Begin Ad Campaign
Analysis: Senate Shifts on Filibusters
Ad War Heats Up in the Maneuvering on Judicial Picks
Senate Dispute Over Filibuster Heats Up
Attitudes Toward Filibuster Are About Power Not Partisanship
The filibuster - a debate that has never ended
Reid Says He Doesnt Intend to Filibuster
Maine Is Focus of Senate Battle on Filibuster
Filibuster at Princeton Sends Frist a Message
Filibuster Fight Nears Showdown
Schumer Urges Bush to Rein in Judge Fight
7 Judges Futures Hang in Filibuster Fight
Republicans demand votes on judicial nominees
Jockeying Intensifies in Battle Over Judicial Nominees
Frist plans to use option on nomination of Owen
Bush's Call for Vote on Judges Adds Urgency to Filibuster Battle
After Bombast, Reid Tries a Softer Tone
Princeton's Mock Filibuster Visits DC
Heat applied to Hagel Nelson on judicial filibuster
Democrats Reject a Compromise on Judicial Nominees
Reid Offers Filibuster Deal, Frist Says No
On Split Vote, Senate Panel Endorses Appeals Court Nominee
Democrats Seek to Rally Forces for Showdown Over Judicial Nominees
NC Judge Has Spent 15 Years as A Nominee
Senators Wrangle as Panel Approves Judicial Nominee
Frist to Begin Showdown on Judicial Filibusters Next Week
Republican Moderates in Senate Sense Pressures
One scenario: Chief Justice Scalia
Justice Dept Enters Court Nominee Fight
Senate Republicans to Open Filibuster War Next Week
7 GOP Senators Key in Filibuster Fight
At Center of Senate Showdown a Boxer Takes On a Surgeon
Rove Guided Career of Judicial Nominee in Filibuster Fight
GOP senators hopeful on non-nuclear options
Marathon Filibusters a Thing of the Past
Senate Talks on Judicial Nominees Break Down
Democrats GOP End Talks on Filibusters
Fight Is On at the Grass Roots
In the Senate the Escalation of Rhetoric
Newsview: Politics Goes Extreme in DC
No More 'Mr. Smiths' in American Politics
PR Skills May Decide Filibuster Showdown
Heated Efforts in Senate to Avoid Filibuster Clash
In Appeals Court Nominee Parallels to a Justice Whose Confirmation Stirred Emotions
Senate Talks Continue As Fight on Judges Nears
Senate Debates Bushs Judicial Nominee
A Likely Script for The Nuclear Option
A Guide to Showdown Vote on Filibusters
Church Teacher at Center of Senate Fight
Controversial Judicial Nominee Debate Begins
Pressure by White House Is Being Applied With Care
On One Side Women and Blacks on the Other the Same
Fight on Judges and Filibusters Opens in Senate
Gloves Off As Senators Start Debate On Judges
Analysis: Frist's Hardball May Backfire
Brown Seen As Model for Filibuster Fight
From Senators 2003 Outburst, GOP Hatched Nuclear Option
Excerpts From Remarks on Filibusters
Polls: Congress Approval Rating Sinking
Demands of Partisanship Bring Change to the Senate
Business of Senate Is Slowed as Battle on Judges Intensifies
Santorum Regrets Making Hitler Comment
Behind Scenes Aides Take On Filibuster Fight
Newsview: Senate Torn Over Party Loyalties
Short list begins for Supreme Court
Deadlock on judicial picks spurs nuclear option vote on Tuesday
Senate Republicans Move to Cut Off Debate on Nomination to Appeals Court
Judges past belies present criticisms
First Victim in Judicial Fight Congresss Image
The Senate Nears the Point of No Return
Senators Aim to Avert Filibuster Showdown
Poll Most Want Thorough Check of Judges
Senate Negotiations Go Down to Wire
Future of Filibusters at Critical Stage
Senators Reading Article by Lobbyist
Sen Allen predicts showdown will end in nuclear option
Filibuster foes argue over 68 Fortas precedent
Chances dim of averting filibuster showdown
Drama on the Hill Americans shrug
Judicial pick may be fall guy in political fight
Stakes Still High After Senate Makes Deal
Quotes About Senate Filibuster Deal
In Senate Deal a Modest Win for Bush but More Tests Lie Ahead
Bipartisan Agreement in Senate Averts a Showdown on Judges
Text of Senate Compromise on Nominations of Judges
Efforts of 2 Respected Elders Bring Senate Back From Brink
7 Republicans abandon GOP on filibuster
A Last Minute Deal on Judicial Nominees
Breakthrough Pact Unlikely To End Battle
A Center Forms to Outflank Left Right
Conservative Groups Accuse Senators of Sellout
Senate Ends Debate on Owen Judgeship Nomination
Limits on filibusters are already pervasive
Deal Draws Criticism From Left and Right
FILIBUSTER NOTEBOOK: In the End, a Deal
Senate Roll Vote on Filibuster Fight
A Compromise With Overtones for 2008
Many Republicans Are Already Eager to Challenge Agreement on Filibusters
Justice Choice Could Rekindle Filibuster Fight in the Senate
Deal on Judges May Complicate Bush Agenda
Conservatives Angered by Filibuster Deal
After 4 Years Owen Gets Confirmation Vote
For GOP Deeper Fissures and a Looming Power Struggle
Senators Broke Bread Before Impasse Was Broken
From Senate strife a center takes hold
Reid Deal Could Bring Bipartisanship
Two Bush Nominees Get Panel's Quick OK
Senate Backs First of Judicial Nominees Promised a Vote
Woman in the News: Priscilla R. Owen
Senate gets reacquainted with itself
Judicial Nominees Compromise Was Hard - Won
Path Cleared for Rehnquist's Retirement
White House Researching Potential Justices
Judicial Nominee Compromise Under GOP Pressure
Filibuster battle altering 08 presidential landscape
It's time for Rehnquist to retire Rocky Mountain News (December 17, 2004)
Editorial: Going Nuclear Wall Street Journal (January 24, 2005)
Editorial: Take care with judicial fights Denver Post (February 22, 2005)
Editorial: A contradictory Biden Washington Times (March 1, 2005)
Editorial: The Senate on the Brink New York Times (March 6, 2005)
Editorial: The Byrd Option Wall Street Journal (March 7, 2005)
Editorial: Byrd on filibuster-busting Washington Times (March 7, 2005)
Editorial: Filibuster v. Democracy The New Republic (March 23, 2005)
Editorial: The Byrd Option--II Wall Street Journal (April 3, 2005)
Editorial: Attacking a Free Judiciary New York Times (April 5, 2005)
Editorial: The Judges Made Them Do It New York Times (April 6, 2005)
Editorial: The War on Judges Los Angeles Times (April 10, 2005)
Editorial: Bill Frist's Religious War New York Times (April 16, 2005)
The Unregulated Offensive New York Times Magazine (April 17, 2005)
Editorial: Senate dispute turns unsettling Denver Post (April 23, 2005)
Editorial: Let's have real live filibusters Rocky Mountain News (April 24. 2005)
Editorial: The Democrats intimidation tactics Washington Times (April 26, 2005)
Editorial: Founders intentions may be casualty in fight over judges USA Today (April 26, 2005)
Editorial: Nuke the Filibuster Los Angeles Times (April 26, 2005)
Editorial: The Disappearing Wall New York Times (April 26, 2005)
Editorial: To tell the truth Washington Times (April 27, 2005)
Editorial: Leading With the Women New York Times (April 28, 2005)
Editorial: A compromise on the nuclear option Washington Times (April 29, 2005)
Editorial: Advise and Consign Wall Street Journal (Aporil 29, 2005)
Editorial: A No-Compromise Compromise New York Times (May 3, 2005)
Editorial: Frist vs. the obstructionists Washington Times (May 4, 2005)
Editorial: Ending the Senate Impasse Washington Post (May 8, 2005)
Editorial: Unprecedented obstructionism Washington Times (May 12, 2005)
Editorial: The Nelson Option Washington Post (May 12, 2005)
Editorial: A Real Deal on the Filibuster Christian Science Monitor (May 13, 2005)
Editorial: SENATE ARROGANCE An unreasonable refusal to compromise on judges Detroit Free Press (May 13, 2005)
Editorial: Spinning the Fortas filibuster Washington Times (May 13, 2005)
Editorial: Time to vote on Justice Owen Washington Times (May 15, 2005)
Editorial: How We Got Here Wall Street Journal (May 16, 2005)
Editorial: Harry Reid, below the belt Washington Times (May 17, 2005)
Editorial: Byrd's the word Washington Times (May 17, 2005)
Editorial: Showdown in the Senate San Francisco Chronicle (May 17, 2005)
Editorial: Nuclear Disarmament Washington Post (May 17, 2005)
Editorial: Senator Frist Approaches the Brink New York Times (May 18, 2005)
Editorial: Confirm Justice Brown Washington Times (May 18, 2005)
Editorial: Nuke It Already Los Angeles Times (May 18, 2005)
Editorial: Avoiding a political mushroom cloud over a Texas judge Austin American-Statesman (May 19, 2005)
Editorial: No Republican compromise Washington Times (May 19, 2005)
Editorial: Up or down but vote Cleveland Plain Dealer (May 20, 2005)
Editorial Dissent: Nuclear-Free Zone Los Angeles Times (May 21, 2005)
Editorial: On the Nuclear Brink New York Times (May 21, 2005)
Editorial: Toward more qualified judges Cleveland Plain Dealer (May 22, 2005)
Editorial: Senate majorities and judicial nominees Washington Times (May 22, 2005)
Editorial: Nuclear Brinkmanship Washington Post (May 22, 2005)
Editorial: Agreement restores order in the Senate Denver Post (May 24, 2005)
Editorial: The FilibusterDetroit Free Press (May 24, 2005)
Editorial: Judge Owen deserves a vote Rocky Mountain News (May 24, 2005)
Editorial: Senate traditions evolving Washington Times (May 24, 2005)
Editorial: The Center Holds Washington Post (May 24, 2005)
Editorial: Alas a Nuclear Freeze Los Angeles Times (May 24, 2005)
Editorial: Defining Extraordinary Christian Science Monitor (May 24, 2005)
Editorial: Disarmament in the Senate New York Times (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: Appeals CourtDetroit Free Press (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: Senate Charade Wall Street Journal (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: A near miss Cleveland Plain Dealer (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: Senate steps back from partisan brinkMiami Herald(May 25, 2005)
Editorial: Victory for the Senate and for the rest of us Austin American-Statesman (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: Filibuster Deal Judging from the centerSeattle Post-Intelligencer (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: 55 minus 7 = GOP defeat Washington Times (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: Center court Senate agreement avoids partisan meltown Houston Chronicle (May 25, 2005)
Editorial: Moderate Excess The New Republic(May 26, 2005)
Editorial: Frist Hold to principle Washington Times (May 27, 2005)
Editorial: Gauging the nuclear fallout Washington Times (May 28, 2005)
Editorial: Owens chance to prove critics wrong Austin American-Statesman (May 28, 2005)
Abortion and Civility in the Senate (April 22, 2005)
Senator Frist Takes to the Pulpit (April 26, 2005)
The Battle Over the Filibuster (April 29, 2005)
When to Use the Filibuster (May 18, 2005)
The Senate, Back From the Brink (May 25, 2005)
Prelutsky: The threat from the bench Washington Times (February 28, 2005)
Olin: Courting the Public New York Times (March 2, 2005)
Sowell: High noon for judges Washington Times (March 10, 2005)
Sowell: High noon for judges, Part II Washington Times (March 11, 2005)
Sowell: High noon for judges, Part III Washington Times (March 12, 2005)
Hertzberg: Nuke EmNew Yorker (March 14, 2005)
Ullman: The nuclear option fallout Washington Times (March 16, 2005)
Andres: Majority rule on judges Washington Times (March 17, 2005)
Will: Why Filibusters Should Be Allowed Washington Post (March 20, 2005)
Safire: On Language - Nuclear Options New York Times (March 20, 2005)
Smith: Minority Rules New York Times (March 21, 2005)
Allen: Call Senate Democrats bluff Washington Times (March 22, 2005)
Fein: Jaded political benchmarks Washington Times (March 22, 2005)
Hickok: Advice and consent Washington Times (April 3, 2005)
Martinez: Filibuster Doubletalk Los Angeles Times (April 6, 2005)
Holt: Filibuster--A key check and balance tool Christian Science Monitor (April 7, 2005)
Limbaugh: Invoking the nuclear option Washington Times (April 11, 2005)
Fein: Angst from the bench critics Washington Times (April 12, 2005)
Long: Filibuster myth-busters Washington Times (April 15, 2005)
Sowell: Judges above criticism Washington Times (April 16, 2005)
Cohen: Psst, Justice Scalia, You Know You're an Activist Judge Too New York Times (April 19, 2005)
Brooks: Roe's Birth and Death New York Times (April 21, 2005)
Krauthammer: Judicial Insanity Washington Post (April 22, 2005)
Knight: Filibuster fight a warm-up for the Supreme showdown Denver Post (April 24, 2005)
Rich: High-Tech Lynching in Prime Time New York Times (April 24, 2005)
Purdum: The Masters of the Maybe New York Times (April 24, 2005)
Limbaugh: At stake in filibuster flap Washington Times (April 25, 2005)
Quillen: Justice Sunday belies its name Denver Post (April 26, 2005)
Fein: Filibuster benchmarks Washington Times (April 26, 2005)
Gray: End abuse of filibuster USA Today (April 26, 2005)
Dole: Up, Down or Out New York Times (April 27, 2005)
Thomas: A time for choosing II Washington Times (April 27, 2005)
Sowell: Disinformation Washington Times (April 28, 2005)
Miles: The Unholy Alliance Against the Filibuster Los Angeles Times (April 27, 2005)
DuPont: Sen. Strangelove Wall Street Journal (April 27, 2005)
Frist: Debate and then vote Washington Times (April 29, 2005)
Chavez: Confirmation angst Washington Times (April 29, 2005)
Jeffrey: A savvy justice stalled Washington Times (April 30, 2005)
Rosen: The Brawl That May Erupt Over the High Court New York Times (May 1, 2005)
Brooks: Let's Make a Deal New York Times (May 1, 2005)
Andrews: Why not recall judges Denver Post (May 1, 2005)
Caldera: You want a piece of this Boulder Daily Camera (May 1, 2005)
Kudlow: It's more than judges Washington Times (May 1, 2005)
Lambro: Who's on the high ground Washington Times (May 2, 2005)
Fields: Poetry and politics Washington Times (May 2, 2005)
Greenberg: The Republicans Filibuster Lie Los Angeles Times (May 3, 2005)
Fein: Constitution imperiled Washington Times (May 3, 2005)
Taranto: Why Im Rooting for the Religious Right Wall Street Journal (May 5, 2005)
Chernow: Chopping Off the Weakest Branch New York Times (May 6, 2005)
Wittes: The Hapless Toad Atlantic Monthly (May 2005)
Broder: Senate Democrats Should Make a Deal Washington Post (May 8, 2005)
Caplan: This Fights About More Than Judgeships Washington Post (May 8, 2005)
Andres: Filibusters and misleading phrases Washington Times (May 9, 2005)
Hentoff: Stereotypes and filibusters Washington Times (May 9, 2005)
Baker--Filibuster standof USA Today (May 9, 2005)
Mitchell: The Not-So-Secret History of Filibusters New York Times (May 10, 2005)
Lindberg: Stop the filibustering Washington Times (May 10, 2005)
Mathias: A Bad Option to Take Washington Post (May 12, 2005)
Tyrrell: Judgeship jousting Washington Times (May 13, 2005)
Cohen: Mr. Smith's Lost Cause Washington Post (May 13, 2005)
Krauthammer: Nuclear? No, Restoration Washington Post (May 13, 2005)
Perkins: It Is About Religious Belief Washington Post (May 14, 2005)
Forum-Hispanic solons: End filibuster Washington Times (May 15, 2005)
Weingarten: The Babble Belt Washington Post (May 15, 2005)
Robinson: Judges as Hired Hands Washington Post (May 17, 2005)
Fein: A tipoff judicial ruling Washington Times (May 17, 2005)
Quinn--Dems filibustering of judicial nominations is just politics San Francisco Chronicle (May 15, 2005)
Feinstein: Freedom to disagree San Francisco Chronicle (May 17, 2005)
Lindberg: Lets make a deal Washington Times (May 17, 2005)
Johnson: How filibusters drain quality Washington Times (May 18, 2005)
Morrison: Mushroom Cloud Hovers Over a Bush Judicial Nominee Los Angeles Times (May 18, 2005)
Broder: Nuclear Cloud Over The Senate Washington Post (May 19, 2005)
Robert Dole: A unique case of obstruction Washington Times (May 19, 2005)
Fried: Demagoguing the filibuster debate Boston Globe (May 19, 2005)
Elizabeth Dole: Nominees deserve better Washington Times (May 20, 2005)
Goodman: The Ladies First strategy Boston Globe (May 21, 2005)
Hardaway: Filibuster repair Washington Times (May 22, 2005)
Brooks: The Senates Quavering Middle New York Times (May 22, 2005)
Lambro: Misleading filibuster myths Washington Times (May 23, 2005)
Campos: Dogfight over an absurdity Rocky Mountain News (May 24, 2004)
Fein: Disparaging dissent Washington Times (May 24, 2005)
Lindberg: Battle over Supreme Court nominees looms Washington Times (May 24, 2005)
Dionne--Watch Those Guys Washington Post (May 24, 2005)
Achenblog: Moderates on the Rampage Washington Post (May 24, 2005)
Kurtz: The Senates Cease-Fire Washington Post (May 24, 2005)
Kerry: Fallout from nuclear option Boston Globe (May 24, 2005)
Noah: The Mr Smith Fallacy Slate (May 24, 2005)
Blankley: A Senate Regency Washington Times (May 25, 2005)
Broder: The Senates Real Leader Washington Post (May 25, 2005)
Ignatius: A New Beginning Washington Post (May 25, 2005)
Cass: Senate Does the Sidestep Los Angeles Times (May 25, 2005)
Limbaugh: Compromise or cop-out Washington Times (May 26, 2005)
Noonan: Mr. Narcissus Goes to Washington Wall Street Journal (May 26, 2005)
Frist: Defending the Constitution Washington Times (May 27, 2005)
Thomas: Minority rule Washington Times (May 27, 2005)
Sowell: (Minority Rule) and ruin Washington Times (May 27, 2005)
Chavez: Bargain's benefits Washington Times (May 27, 2005)
Krauthammer: Profiles in Flinching Washington Post (May 27, 2005)
Ivins: When it isn't an outrage' the news can be funny Boulder Daily Camera (may 27, 2005)
Jeffrey: One-sided deal Washington Times (May 28, 2005)
Cannon: The Uncompromising Mr. Bush Washington Post (May 29, 2005)
Kurtz: The Gang of 14 Blogged Down In the Middle Washington Post (May 29, 2005)
Quillen: Compromise--How un-American Denver Post (May 29, 2005)
ACohen: Anti-judicial rhetoric scary Denver Post (May 29, 2005)
Sowell: The McCain mutiny Washington Times (May 30, 2005)
Casselman: What really happened on the Hill Washington Times (May 31, 2005)
Editorial--The King Lear of the filibuster Rocky Mountain News (February 19, 2005)
Dobson--Dem judicial block is tyranny Denver Post (April 17, 2005)
Harsanyi--Sen Salazar takes judicial turn Denver Post (April 21, 2005)
Sen Salazar Focus spar over judicial nominations Denver Post (April 21, 2005)
Salazar Focus escalating salvos Denver Post (April 22, 2005)
Littwin--Angry Salazar focuses his wrath on Dobson Rocky Mountain News (April 23, 2005)
Carmen--Salazar is the one keeping faith Denver Post (April 24, 2005)
Salazar wins points in filibuster tussle Denver Post (April 26, 2005)
Baca, Sandoval, Montoya: Salazar's courageous filibuster stance undeserving of attacks Rocky Mountain News (May 14, 2005)
Littwin--Senate heats up Salazar cools off
Salazar--Chances 50-50 on rules change
Freshman Sen Salazar in Thick of Talks