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Government

Feb. 5, 2008

Senate's Effort to Ban Junkets Could Stall Judicial Pay Raises

WASHINGTON - Efforts in Congress to give federal judges a major pay raise could be under threat because of an amendment to the legislation that would ban certain types of educational trips, which some senators oppose.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      WASHINGTON - Efforts in Congress to give federal judges a major pay raise could be under threat because of an amendment to the legislation that would ban certain types of educational trips, which some senators oppose.
      Last Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would grant judges...

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