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Why the Right Was Wrong - New York Times

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 05:47:19 +0000

"The right's embrace in the Miers nomination of tactics previously exclusive to the left ... will make it immeasurably harder to denounce and deflect such assaults when the Democrats make them the next time around."

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Daily Kos: The 'Up or Down Vote' talking point is dead

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 02:11:25 +0000

"Senate Democrats have helpfully emailed around the list below of GOP passion for the "up or down vote". Too bad the Miers fiasco has taken away that talking point from their repertoire."

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CNN.com - Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination - Oct 27, 2005

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:00:27 +0000

'"I picked the best person I could find," Bush said.'

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Daily Kos: Wingnuts Win, Miers Withdraws

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:31:16 +0000

"The radical right wing of the Republican Party killed the Harriet Miers nomination. Apparently, Ms. Miers did not satisfy those who want to pack the Supreme Court with rigid ideologues."

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