Senate nomination pact averts meltdown _ for now
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan Senate pact has smoothed the confirmation path for a batch of President Barack Obama's nominations and removed, for now, a Democratic threat to impose procedural changes weakening minority Republicans' clout. Yet there are no guarantees that the conflict won't flare anew the next time a White House appointment stirs controversy....