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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist may feel freer to step down with the Senate judicial standoff muted and the Supreme Court weeks away from the end of its term.
A compromise forged by centrist senators on Monday averted a showdown over President Bush's judge nominees and the Senate's filibuster rules.
While the deal won't stop Democratic senators from trying to block the next Supreme Court nominee, and was tested with Bush's choice for U.N. ambassador, it temporarily eased tensions over judicial confirmations.
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