Blogwatch: May 16, 2005

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Daily Kos and other left-leaning blogs last week monitored a round-the-clock mock filibuster that Princeton students organized in front of the school's Frist Campus Center, whose name was a result of a $25 million pledge from the family of Senate majority leader Bill Frist. The nonstop protest--still going strong 11 days after its April 26 launch--challenged the alum's efforts to end the Senate's filibustering of judicial nominees. Joining the students were several professors and politicians, including New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt, above.