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		<title>Filibuster: The Next Great American Sandwich</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filibuster might be a sandwich, but more likely its a &#8216;stalling tactic&#8217; used by the minority party in the Senate (currently the Republicans) to prevent legislation from passing through the Senate. The big number is 60 With 60 votes you can invoke cloture &#8211; and end a filibuster. Because of the filibuster 60 votes (rather [...]]]></description>
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