Top Democrat says he is considering filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate's top Democrat on Tuesday said he is considering a filibuster of two of President Bush's judicial nominees, saying one may have been involved in the administration's policy on torture and the other ruled in a case in which he had a clear conflict of interest.
"The answer is yes, a possible filibuster, of course," Reid told reporters in answer to a question about the nomination of White House aide Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The other nominee is federal judge Terrence Boyle, who Bush wants to send to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va.
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