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Sarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics. She is completing a project on the politics of advice and consent, and is at work on the politics of how Congress responds to financial crises.

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2009

Advice and Dissent: The Struggle to Shape the Federal JudiciarySeptember 15, 2009

Congress Takes Health Care Reform HomeAugust 07, 2009

Advice and Consent During the Bush Years: The Politics of Confirming Federal JudgesAugust 01, 2009

The End of Bipartisanship for Obama's Big Initiatives?March 22, 2009

Assessing the 110th Congress, Anticipating the 111th January 08, 2009

2008

Repairing a Frayed TARPDecember 09, 2008

The Financial Rescue Package UpdateOctober 06, 2008

The Financial Bailout Bill Heads Back to the HouseOctober 02, 2008

Financial Disaster: What Role for Congress?September 23, 2008

One Year Later: Is Congress Still the Broken Branch?January 22, 2008

2007

Tangling Over Recess Appointments: What’s at Stake?November 21, 2007

Gridlock on Capitol HillOctober 20, 2007

Is the Broken Branch on the Mend? An Early Report on the 110th CongressSeptember 04, 2007

2006

Can Congress Legislate for the Future?December 15, 2006

Political Gridlock? What Will Washington Do Now?November 09, 2006

2005

Impact of the DeLay Indictment on Congress and the GOPSeptember 30, 2005

Learning From Filibusters PastMay 18, 2005

The Filibuster DebateMay 16, 2005

A Gallery of Might-Have-Beens: There's More Than One Way to Fail the Senate Confirmation TestApril 24, 2005

The History and Use of Filibusters in the U.S. SenateApril 05, 2005

This Battle Isn't New: The Filibustering of Judicial NominationsMarch 06, 2005

The 'Nuclear' Option for Ending FilibustersJanuary 04, 2005

2004

Presidential Candidates: Where Do They Stand?July 26, 2004

2003

The Difficulty of Reforming Senate ""Holds""June 17, 2003

Filibusters a Great American TraditionMay 25, 2003

Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative GridlockFebruary 25, 2003

2002

Post-Election Wrap-UpNovember 06, 2002

Hillary's Workhorse Image Serves Her WellJanuary 29, 2002

The Business of Congress After September 11: A Look Back and at What's Ahead for 2002January 01, 2002

2001

The Senate as a Black Hole: Lessons Learned from the Judicial Appointment ExperienceMarch 01, 2001

2000

Going Nowhere: A Gridlocked CongressDecember 01, 2000

Bush and Lieberman: Two Pols in an Ideological Pod?August 10, 2000

A Nomination for Change in the Senate: Process for Confirming Judicial Appointees in Desperate Need of ReformJune 19, 2000

1998

Impeachment Lessons: Where Has Deliberation Gone?December 13, 1998

The 105th: It Could've Been a ContenderOctober 18, 1998

1997

'Fast Track' Benefits More Than Trade: It Keeps Congress FocusedNovember 03, 1997

1996

Politics or Principle?: Filibustering in the United States SenateDecember 02, 1996

The Disappearing Political Center: Congress and the Incredible Shrinking MiddleSeptember 01, 1996

Institutional Reform Proposals for the 105th CongressJuly 31, 1996

The Senate Strangles ItselfJuly 13, 1996

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