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David Espo of Associated Press reports that Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen will be at the center of efforts to overcome the filibusters, and California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown would be considered next:

Republicans announced that Owen's nomination for an appeals court seat will be the vehicle for the attempt to prohibit Democrats from blocking Bush's nominees through filibuster threats that require 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to overcome, shortly after she and another stalled nominee, California judge Janice Rogers Brown, met with the president at the White House and later with Senate GOP leaders at the Capitol.

Also, James Kuhnhenn of Knight Ridder Newspapers looks at the two Justices' records. He writes as follows:

Even Democratic-leaning law professors who are familiar with their work say both deserve confirmation.

This is a very informative article. Likewise, the Mobile Register has an interesting editorial supporting Justice Owen.