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For Judiciary Committee Republicans, Not the Best Time to Vet a New Justice
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| Contributor | karin1492 |
| Last Edited | karin1492 May 01, 2009 08:31am |
| Category | Perspective |
| News Date | May 01, 2009 08:00am |
| Description | The reported retirement decision by Supreme Court Justice David Souter comes at a particularly inopportune time for Senate Republicans.
They're still getting used to the idea that there's a vacancy at the top of their side of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and they have to install a committee replacement for party-switcher Arlen Specter.
On Wednesday, when the committee held a confirmation for two of President Obama's appellate judge nominees, Tom Coburn, the least senior Republican, was the only one of the seven GOP committee members to attend. |
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