In fact there are no personal obtrusions, nothing of the gracious, 70-year-old Southern gentlewoman who in the 20 years since her last book has seemed to occupy herself chiefly with be ing a ...

The question is whether this constitutes a "filibuster" or is just a really long speech ... on the books yet. So, technically Booker had until 1 a.m.-ish Wednesday to speak. By rule, the Senate ...