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Do Clothes Make the Woman?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyIt's almost winter here in Washington, D.C. The season quickly fills with official semi-social events, but I dread going shopping for the right clothes. At a minimum, I need to get a big girl suit and some shoes for weddings, bar mitzvahs and memorial services. When I get dressed up I tend to look like a bag lady with a good haircut. As a semi-employed writer, I am usually comfortable with whatever piece of clothing I find on top of the laundry pile. The only essential wardrobe items stuffed into my drawers are blue jeans, skinny black jeans, a few black, long-sleeve T-shirts for winter, ...
Senate to Vote on Kagan Today; Confirmation Likely
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 4) -- Solicitor General Elena Kagan cleared the key hurdle Wednesday evening when she locked up commitments from 60 senators -- 53 Democrats, five Republicans and two independents -- to support her nomination to become the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Reaching the 60-vote threshold guaranteed that Republicans could not mount a filibuster against her nomination, and assured that she would be confirmed when the Senate takes its final vote on Thursday. ...
Senate to Begin Debate on Kagan Court Nomination
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 3) -- A confirmation vote is all but assured for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as the Senate begins debate on making her the fourth female justice. Supporters and opponents were to weigh in during debate starting Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nominee. A vote is expected before week's end. Confirming Kagan, 50, for a lifetime seat on the court is one of the last pieces of business senators will attend to before departing for a monthlong vacation. Kagan is in line to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens and become the fourth woman to sit on the court. Nearly ...
Elena Kagan Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
By not in system - AOL NewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee approved Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday by a vote of 13 to 6. All 12 Democrats on the committee supported Kagan, as did Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Six Republicans voted against her nomination. "There's plenty of reasons for a conservative to vote no, but there's also one very good reason for a conservative to vote yes, and that's found in the Constitution," Graham said before the vote, explaining that while he disagrees with Kagan's politics, he feels the Constitution gives the president the right to choose his ...
Kagan Faces First Vote on High Court Confirmation
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (July 20) -- Elena Kagan is facing the first vote on her nomination to the Supreme Court before a Senate panel dominated by Democrats who are all but certain to support her. The only real question is whether she will get any Republican votes. The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting Tuesday to take up Kagan's nomination after a week's delay at the request of Republican lawmakers. Democrats hold a 12-7 advantage on the committee. President Barack Obama nominated Kagan, a 50-year-old New York native, to take the seat of Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired in June after more than ...
Kagan Supporters Optimistic on Confirmation
By not in system - AOL News(June 30) -- The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan aren't over yet, but it's hard to escape the impression that, however they'll vote, the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have little else to consider. And there was considerable optimism among Kagan supporters that she'll be confirmed. Yes, there are 24 witnesses on the official list still to be heard. But they'll be squeezed into one more day of testimony, and even that won't start until Thursday at 4 p.m. ET -- the late Sen. Robert Byrd will be lying in state in the Senate until that time, and senators ...
Elena Kagan Confirmation: Project Beltway
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Kagan Declines to Criticize Roberts Court
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (June 30) -- Elena Kagan declined an invitation to criticize the current Supreme Court on Wednesday, testifying at the third day of her confirmation hearings, "I'm sure everyone up there is acting in good faith." In a lengthy exchange with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Kagan said pointedly she didn't agree with the Rhode Island Democrat's analysis that justices appointed by Republican presidents were "driving the law in a new direction by the narrowest possible margins" in a series of 5-4 rulings. The exchange occurred as Kagan returned to the witness chair for another long day of ...
Kagan Insists She Didn't Block Military at Harvard
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (June 29) -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan maneuvered carefully through tough Republican questioning on military recruitment at Harvard Law School, gun owners' rights and free speech Tuesday, giving little ground to critics and drawing strong praise from Senate Democrats who command the votes to confirm her. In a long day of questioning at a hearing that stretched into the evening, Kagan came under fire from Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, for her decision as dean of Harvard Law to bar recruiters from the school's career services office ...
Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearing Live Twitter Coverage, Day Two
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyPolitics Daily Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen is attending Day Two of Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing in the Senate today and, just as he did on Day One, he will publish Twitter updates during the proceedings. Click play below to read the latest tweets, and be sure to follow @PDandrewCBS (don't forget to check out Politics Daily on Twitter and Facebook as well). Andrew Cohen Kagan Confirmation Tweets, Day 2 ...
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