Daschle: Accord Reached to End Judicial Blockade

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By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle announced a deal with the White House on Tuesday to end a seven-week Democratic procedural roadblock against President Bush (news - web sites)'s noncontroversial judicial nominees.

Daschle expressed confidence that fellow Senate Democrats would sign off on the accord later in the day, clearing the way for Senate confirmation of a couple dozen judicial candidates who enjoy bipartisan support.

But Daschle said Democrats would continue to oppose a half dozen contentious nominees, many of whom have been denounced by critics as "right-wing extremists."

Daschle vowed in March to block all judicial nominees with a procedural maneuver unless Bush promised to no longer use his constitutional power to temporarily seat judges while the Senate was on recess. The president made two recess appointments earlier this year.

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1. Daschle is a sucker..Bush will break his end of the bargain

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2. The story of the agreement was first posted here

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