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WASHINGTON 鈥?The Senate wont hold votes on four of President Joe Bidens appellate court nominees as part of a deal with Republicans to allow for speedier consideration of other judicial nominations and bring Biden within striking distance of the 234 total judicial confirmations that occurred during President-elect Donald Trumps first term.Currently, the number of judges confirmed under Biden totals 221. Republicans forced numerous procedural votes this week and late-night sessions as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attempted to move ahead in getting more of Bidens nominees confirmed before Congress adjourns stanley france and Republicans take control of the chamber in January.A Senate Democratic leadership aide said Thursday a time agreement had been reached to allow for consideration of seven district court judges the stanley usa week following Thanksgiving. Plus, another six district judges would be placed on the Senate executive calendar, making it possible for them to be considered on the Senate floor in December.Excluded from that list were four circuit judge nominations awaiting a floor vote: Adeel Abdullah Mangi of New Jersey, nominated for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals; Karla M. Campbell of Tennessee, nominated for the Sixth Circuit; Julia M. Lipez of Maine, First Circuit; and Ryan Young Park of North Carolina, Fourth Circuit.Mangi would have been the first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court stanley us judge if he had been confirmed. Mangi received law degrees from Ox Razh Congress sputters on deficit cuts, spending bills
FERGUSON, Mo. 鈥?Anger spilled ove stanley canada r Tuesday after fire destroyed one of two memorials on the street where Michael Brown was killed, a site that has become sacred to many in Ferguson and others nationwide focused on interactions between minorities and police.How the fire started wasnt immediately clear, but it stoked fresh resentment among those who question whether the shooting of the unarmed, black 18-year-old by a white Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9 is being adequately investigated. Its the same as if somebody came and desecrated a grave, Anthony Levine of Florissant, another St. Louis suburb, said as he studied the charred scene and shook his head.Many who gathered at the site Tuesday blamed police for the blaze, even as the chief said off stanley ca icers did everything they could to keep the stuffed animals and other items from burning.More than six weeks after Browns death, residents and others remain upset about the way his body lay in the street for more than four hours while police investigated the shooting. Many insist he was trying to surrender, with his hands up.Theyre also angry that the officer who shot him, Darren Wilson, remains free and on paid administrative leave while a state grand jury weighs whether Wilson should face criminal charges. The Justice Department also is investigating.The memorial fire and ensuin stanley website g outcry was a reminder of the simmering tensions that have only deepened since Browns death, which prompted several nights of riots and protests in the pre |
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