This week, all eyes were turned to
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who could
be the deciding vote in the Judiciary
Committee. If Pryor clears the corn-
mittee, civil rights, women's and
Jewish groups will start lobbying mod-
erate Republicans in the Senate.
If all else fails, Democratic leaders
have promised a filibuster.
The opposition is "gathering
momentum," said Ellen Witman,
Washington co-director for the
National Council of Jewish Women.
NCJW, through its BenchMark cam-
paign, has led the charge in the Jewish
community on Bush nominees
deemed hostile to abortion rights.
"He's bad on so many issues, not
just choice," Witman said. "On almost
everything our community cares
about, he's on the other side. And he's
only 42 years old; a lifetime appoint-
ment means he'll be affecting the law
for two generations."
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Government spending is under
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