Q: That means Democrats can block any Supreme Court nominee through a filibuster if they can get 40 of their members to agree .

But Democrats can block any potential nominee through a filibuster if they can get 41 votes .

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A: yes
Q: The Standard & Poor 's 500 index rose 11.14 , or 1.2 percent , to 931.41 . "

The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index gained 10.89 , or 1.2 percent , to 931.12 as of 12 : 01 p.m. in New York .

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A: yes
Q: Two of the Britons , Sandy Mitchell from Glasgow and Glasgow-born William Sampson , face the death penalty .

Sandy Mitchell , 44 , from Kirkintilloch , Glasgow , and William Sampson , a British citizen born in Glasgow , face beheading in public .

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A:
yes