Democrats lodged a filibuster July 20 against a nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, accusing him of being an "anti-environment activist." A cloture vote fell seven short of the 60 votes needed to force a final confirmation decision on William G. Myers III, who became the sixth judicial nominee of President Bush`s to be filibustered by a minority group of Democrats.
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