Revisiting one of the most contentious issues of his first term, President Bush plans to nominate for a second time 20 people who did not get up or down votes on their nominations for federal judgeships. In response, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist issued a statement pressing moderate GOP Sen. Arlen Specter to support the president's nominees. For their part, Democrats reacted to the White House announcement with irritation, referring to the nominees as "extremists."
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Bush to Renominate 20 Judges Resisted by Democrats
The Associated Press
December 27, 2004
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