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Sarah Binder

‘Tis the Season for the Thurmond Rule

Did Obama’s Recess Appointment Strategy Work? More Thoughts on Fed Nominees

Confirming by Supermajority: Another Look at Fed Nominations

Back to 1806: The Accidental Origins of the Senate Filibuster

All Together Now: Monetary Policy Making by Committee

Math, Senate Style

Is the President Playing Fair During Recess? The Cordray Appointment

Mapping the Super Committee

A Feminist Humanist’s Last Word

If You Don’t Like Polls, Follow the Money

Before the Fall

The Supreme Court Still Works as the Founders Intended

The Case for a Shadow Court

Never Forgetting 9/11 Means Learning Lessons

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