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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wins committee approval

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wins committee approval

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan won approval Tuesday of a divided Senate Judiciary Committee, moving her a step closer to becoming President Barack Obama's second appointee on the high court.

 

Elena Kagan Has 'Serious Deficiencies,' Filibuster Is 'Conceivable,' Pete Sessions Says

Elena Kagan Has 'Serious Deficiencies,' Filibuster Is 'Conceivable,' Pete Sessions Says

One day before Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the committee's top Republican upped his critiques of the nomination and floated the possibility of a filibuster.

Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said it was "conceivable" that a "filibuster might occur," should Kagan prove during the hearings to have extraordinary views.

 

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