QUES: " A lot of these are made-up stories , " Schwarzenegger told NBC television .

" Well , first of all , a lot of these are made up stories , " Mr. Schwarzenegger said .

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QUES: 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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ANS: yes

QUES: Hedge funds came under renewed scrutiny recently when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer unveiled a probe of illegal trading in mutual fund shares .

The industry came under renewed scrutiny recently with the launch by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of an investigation of illegal trading in mutual fund shares .

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yes