DEMOCRATES ASK FOR RIGHT WING LANGUAGE TO BE TONED DOWN
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks with members of the press at a news conference on April 14, 2005 in Washington. Schumer asked for Republicans to ask right wing activists to tone down language aimed at judges, saying it was dangerous and misleading to someone unstable who might misinterpret them. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, looks on...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)
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