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Filibuster under fire in Senate
2015-10-12 18:36:06| IT Services - Topix.net
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks with an aide as he leaves the Senate Chamber after a vote to avert a government shutdown, on Capitol Hill on Sept. 30, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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Filibuster Fallout: The Gallery Arrests
2013-07-11 09:31:20| Electronics - Topix.net
Among the most memorable and disturbing images of the events surrounding the June 25 Democratic filibuster of Senate Bill 5 were of Texas Department of Public Safety officers forcibly escorting spectators out of the Senate gallery early Wednesday morning.
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Abortion filibuster in the Texas Senate
2013-06-29 05:54:55| Electronics - Topix.net
Fort Worth Senator Wendy Davis makes an appearance outside the Senate Chamber after she filibusters in an effort to cause abortion legislation to die without a vote on the floor of the Senate Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
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Wendy Davis' filibuster shoes praised in Amazon reviews
2013-06-28 02:40:54| CNET News.com
What's one way abortion-rights supporters can laud the lawmaker who blocked an anti-abortion bill? With amusing online reviews of her shoes, of course: "I am so glad that I have a choice about what shoes to buy." [Read more]
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Tough Texas abortion bill falls after rowdy 'people's filibuster'
2013-06-26 15:58:30| Electronics - Topix.net
Members of the gallery cheer and chant as the Texas Senate tries to bring an abortion bill to a vote as time expires, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Austin, Texas.
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