Insiders say Bush preparing dozens of judicial nominations News
Insiders say Bush preparing dozens of judicial nominations

[JURIST] Republican insiders claim that the Bush administration is preparing to send dozens of new judicial nominations [JURIST news archive] to the Senate for confirmation in an effort to test the bipartisan filibuster deal struck last week [JURIST report; NRO text] by moderates on both sides of the aisle. Under the deal Democrats have pledged not to filibuster nominations except in "extraordinary circumstances," a standard strategists think the Bush administration will attempt to push. Though no names have surfaced as potential nominees, the White House has indicated that it does not plan to tamper with the selection process regardless of any deals struck in the Senate. Friday's Washington Post has more.

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Hitler and Nazis attempt failed coup in Beer Hall Putsch

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted an ill-faited coup in Munich, Germany on November 8, 1923. Instead of seizing power, the conspirators suffered 15 casualties and their leaders were arrested, including Hitler. The future dictator would spend a year in prison as a result, where he would write his infamous Mein Kampf. Learn more about the Beer Hall Putsch.

Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide

On November 8, 1994, Oregon passed the Death With Dignity Act by voter initiative, becoming the first US state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Read the Death With Dignity Act,

France government opens the Louvre as a public museum

On November 8, 1793, the revolutionary government in France opened the Louvre for the first time as a public museum. Learn more about the history of the Louvre.