Judicial Compromise
May 22
The State: Graham joins 'gangf of 12' in effort to save the republic
May 23
Knoxville news Sentinel: Graham weathers storm after cutting deal (free subscription)
New York Times: Negotiators go Down to Wire (free subscription)
May 24
International Herald Tribune: Countdown in Senate over judicial squabble
Congressional Record: S5820
SCHeadlines.com: AND ACTION: South Carolina, you can still let Lindsey Graham know your pain
Senate Republican Conference: Judges Compromise (audio download RealPlayer)
Washington Post: Special interest Groups Lose on Filibuster
WFTS: Agreement opens the way for votes on judicial nominees, avoids epic battle
WIS-TV: Sen. Graham, who helped engineer compromise, says they aim to build trust
May 25
Bloomburg.com: Senate Judge Accord Leaves Bush Lattitude on U.S. Supreme Court
The Charlotte Observer: No Senate Showdown
The Charlotte Observer: SC maverick stirs up conservative loyalists
Dallas Morning News: Senate clears way for vote on Owen (free subscription)
Detroit News: After four years of waiting, Owen gets a confirmation vote
Florence Morning News: Senator: Compromise was necessary
Illinois Leader: Readers React to filibuster compromise
Los Angeles Times: Senate Truce Faces Test of Bush's Next Nominations
Miami Herald: Priscilla Owen Confirmed as Federal Judge
San Francisco Chronicle: So much for any era of good feeling in the Senate
The State: Graham, centrists defy partisan politics
The State: Graham gets heat for deal
USA Today: Compromise may spread beyond filibuster agreement
Washington Post: Senate: Compromise on Filibusters
Washington Post: In Polarized Senate, A Victory for the Middle
Yahoo! News: Purple Dog Republicans
May 26
Billings Gazette: Owen wins Senate approval
Family News in Focus: It Aint Over Yet; the Judicial fight will Continue
Jewish World Review: Senate's third-party caucus restores power for the center
Jewish World Review: Gang of 14, plus 86 midgets
Newhouse News Service: Filibuster Deal Return Attention to Center. But for How Long?
Opinion Journal: Mr. Nacissus Goes to Washington
Springfield News-Leader: A victory for pragmatism, civility
The State: McCain, moderates take charge
USA Today: Filibuster fight ends with no true victors
May 27
The American Prospect: Compromised Compromise
Anderson Independent Mail: Public good wins (free subscriptiion)
Jewish World Review: A grand regiment, even in retreat
Knight Ridder Washington Bureau: Work on nominees could return Lott to ranks og GOP leadership
Myrtle Beach Sun News: Graham sticks to his guns
NPR: S.C. Senator Graham Rises as Moderatet Republican
The State:
On filibusters, Republicans settled for much less
May 28
Associated Press: Judicial Nominees Compromise was Hard-Won
Chippewa Falls Herald: Evolution of a Deal
Plainview Daily Herald: AP Enterprise: Evolution of a deal on Senate fight over nominees
SC Headlines: And Action: South Carolina, you can still let Lindsey Graham know your pain
May 29
American Daily: Constitutional Option: Gang of Fourteen Won the Battle, Not the War
North Jersey Media Group: The center rises
The Oregonian: Senate's 'gang of 14' preserves bipartisanship and Frist's hide
Pittsburgh Review-Tribune: Senate Regency
The State: Graham digs hole for himself
The State: Graham sticks to role in partisan detante
The State: Graham sticks to bipartisan detante
The State: Graham behaved as a leader should
May 30
The Common Voice: GOP Warning Falls on Deaf Ears
Dallas Morning News: Bush isn't having grand old time in 2nd term (free subscription)
Detroit News: After four years of waiting, Owen gets a confirmation vote
Enter Stage Right: Lingua Publica
In-Forum: Michael Lochow Letter: Graham emerged as smart, sensible
Opinion Editorials: Maverick McCain Saves American or the Modern Day Ides of May
RushLimbaugh.com: Bush, Frist Did Not Dospatch Graham & DeWine to Make a Deal (subscription)
Spokane Spokesman Review: Filibuster seal really a GOP win (free subscription)
Washington Post: Filibuster Deal Evaded Key Question on High Court Nominees
WorldNetDaily: Take John on, Bill, or get off the playground
May 31
Chippewa Herald: Evolution of a Deal
Lehigh Acres News-Press: Filibuster compromise opens door for centering politics
WorldNetDaily: Time to Clean Out the Senate
June 1
Idaho Mountain Express: Such a deal! Here come da judges
Scott County Times: Lost Credibility: Hall Wrong On Filibuster Compromise
Myrtle Beach Sun News: Graham puts himself in vulnerable spot
WOI: AP NewsBreak: Iowa conservatives send warning on filibusters
June 2
Citizen Web: More SC-Based Sites
Hilton Head Island Packet: Graham puts his country first
Myrtle Beach Sun News: Graham: Filibuster compromise gives Senate new start
PrideSource.com: What the filibuster compromise means for gays
South Carolina Headlines: Unfinished Business re: the Gang of 14
The State: More of the story on Graham's filibuster stand
Yahoo! News: Seven Extraordinary Idiots
June 3
Rocky Mountain News: Rosen: A shaky filibuster deal
WorldNetDaily: A true republican litmus test
June 4
Myrtle Beach Sun News: Graham's political deal on legal issue in error
The State: The punishment for Graham's good deed
Washington Times: Graham Takes Heat over Filibuster Deal
June 5
Knoxville News Sentinel: Graham still assessing damage from filibuster compromise (free subscription)
Myrtle Beach Sun News: Despite compromise, S.C. senator not likely in hot water with GOP
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: 7 extraordinary idiots
The State: Hard-line conservatives turn up the heat on Graham
June 6
U.S. News & World Report: Extrordinary Doings
June 7
The Atlantic Online: How 'Extrraordinary'? (subscription)
Guardian Unlimited: Senate Ends Beown Nomination Filibuster
June 8
Boston Globe: Senate ends filibuster over Calif. judge
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Senate breaks fillibuster over judge
Washington Post: Liberals rethinking Senate filibuster deal
August 3
The State: Critics warm to Graham
August 4
Agape Press: In Retrospect: Senators' Judicial 'Compromise' a Successful GOP Ploy?
Blogs
Red State: 'The Deal' Behind the Deal
Op/Ed
New York Daily News: Senators' pact a good deal for the country
Radio Hosts
Rush Limbaugh: Bush, Frist Did Not Dspatch Graham and DeWine to Make a Deal
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