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As announced by the last Democratic Senator on the floor tonight, Sen. Specter (D-PA), tomorrow the Senate will take up its Executive Calendar. That covers nominations. The one to be considered tomorrow is no. 470.
Irene Cornelia Berger, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, vice David A. Faber, retired.
I count 44 total nominations pending since March 2009.
Still open is the District Judge of the Northern District. This had been vacant since Judge Broadwater died in December 2006. Sen. Byrd and Sen. Rockefeller have recommended Nick Casey, former Sate Democratic Chair. Deference is usually given to the home state senators. Since state delegates have veto power over nominations in the United States Senate, little boy Del. Jonathan Miller and Shepherd College embarrassment Del. Craig Blair voiced their opposition.
Sen. Reid announced the inclusion of a public option in the merged health care reform bill with the ability of states to opt out. Sen. Rockefeller had previously released his thirteen pages of concerns with the bill that emerged form the Senate Finance Committee. Due to the rules of the Senate, this is not over.
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