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Reid: Bush Rejected Deal For Recess Appointments

Senate Democrats lashed out Wednesday over President Bush’s handling of dozens of judicial and executive branch nominees, who they say are being held hostage by the White House in exchange for allowing Senate confirmation of a single controversial nominee, Steven Bradbury, who Bush has nominated to be assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor leaves the podium after speaking to reporters at the Republican National Committee following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Feb. 7.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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