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Senate Democrats in mood to limit filibuster

By Alex Daniels

Posted: December 23, 2012 at 4:10 a.m.

Frustrated by what they view as a broken institution, a group of senators has revived a push to streamline the legislative process in the Senate and reduce the number of filibusters, a technique used by the minority party to stall legislation.

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