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Senate All-Nighter on Tap for Nominations

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

By Niels Lesniewski

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It may be time once again for senators to pull out the cots. The Senate looked poised for an all-night session Wednesday to work through the process of confirming an assortment of President Barack Obama’s nominees to posts ranging from federal judgeships to the top official at the Department of Homeland Security.

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