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In Congress, the so called nuclear option doesn't refer to weapons. It refers to a procedure rule in the US Senate. It takes a simple majority, 51 votes. For the Senate to confirm the presidential nominee but it takes 60 votes to hold the confirmatio

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CNN 2010-05-13

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