So WHERE is the Filibuster stuff now at 9:30 PM?

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4. per TPM:

Reid, McConnell Close To Filibuster Reform Deal - TPM

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/reid-mcconnell-close-to-filibuster-reform-agreement.php

Sahil Kapur January 23, 2013, 9:20 PM 1557

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are nearing a bipartisan deal to enact minor changes to the filibuster, a source familiar with the negotiations tells TPM.

The deal, which is not yet final, makes very modest changes. It would permit the majority to bypass a filibuster on the motion to proceed to debate — if a group of senators on each side agree or if there’s a guarantee that both sides will get to offer amendments, the source said Wednesday evening.

It also includes an expedited process for some nominations and lowers the number of cloture motions required to go to conference with the House.

The emerging agreement reflects the plan that Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Carl Levin (D-MI) put forth to avoid further-reaching filibuster reform that proponents wanted. But it tweaks some aspects to address Democrats’ concerns that it would empower the minority to add poison pills to legislation.

The final unresolved detail in the negotiations between the two leaders involves the amount of post-cloture time for nominees, the source said, describing it as a minor hurdle.

A Republican aide plugged in to the negotiations declined to confirm or deny these details, signaling only that the deal wasn’t yet final.

“Members are discussing,” the source said.