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The History of the Filibuster
In testimony before a committee of the U.S. Senate, Sarah Binder counters a number of conventionally held notions about the filibuster.
by
Sarah Binder
via
Brookings
on
April 22, 2010
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For many reasons, senators don’t have the time, or the inclination, to get to know one another—least of all members of the other party.
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