Those nominees have been pending before the Senate for an average of 165 days, or almost five and a half months.

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Five days on his roof almost cost Jordan his life, as he told NPR's Talk of the Nation (excerpted in this edition of JazzSet).

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The last time Apple traded to similarly lofty levels in mid-October, the stock reversed to close lower for four out of the next five trading days, losing more than almost 7%.

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