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Who Obama might nominate to replace Scalia on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Republicans are near-unanimous in demanding that President Barack Obama leave it to his successor to nominate a candidate to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia....
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Obama faces political puzzle in naming Scalia successor
WASHINGTON - For most presidents, choosing a Supreme Court nominee is a puzzle. For President Barack Obama, the chance to pick a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia is more like a Gordian Knot.
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Scalia remembered as man of faith, family and the law
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was remembered Saturday as a man of faith, family and the law in a funeral marked by church ritual and pageantry for the conservative jurist whose...
View ArticleEx-senator who pleaded guilty in sex sting loses appeal
WASHINGTON - Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig improperly used campaign funds to pay for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
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For Merrick Garland, possible nominee status is nothing new
WASHINGTON - Merrick Garland has been in this position before.
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Obama signals Supreme Court announcement could come soon
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday signaled that his announcement of a Supreme Court nominee could come soon, saying the nation's highest court needs to operate at full strength.
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Republicans dig in on blocking Obama's court nominee
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court needs to operate with its full contingent of nine justices as he signaled he will soon announce his nominee to replace the late...
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GOP prepares to fight Obama nominee, no matter whom he picks
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court fight is about to get personal.
View ArticleToomey: 'Wise' to let next president fill high court vacancy
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania is reiterating that he believes President Barack Obama shouldn't fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
View ArticleSupreme Court nominee is 2nd cousin to Iowa Gov. Branstad
DES MOINES, Iowa - The federal judge nominated by President Barack Obama for the U.S. Supreme Court is a second cousin to Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.
View ArticleSen. Kirk ready to assess Obama's Supreme Court nominee
CHICAGO - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois says he will assess President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court "on his record and qualifications."
View ArticleJohnson, Feingold disagree over Supreme Court nominee
MADISON, Wisconsin - Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and his Democratic challenger Russ Feingold disagree on whether the Senate should vote on confirming a new U.S. Supreme Court justice.
View ArticleDurbin urges Senate hearing on Supreme Court nominee
CHICAGO - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has joined fellow Democrats and advocacy groups calling on Senate Republicans to give President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee a confirmation hearing and timely vote.
View ArticleOklahoma senators oppose considering Supreme Court nominee
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's two Republican U.S. senators both say they oppose the Senate taking up consideration of President Barack Obama's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
View ArticleBennet yes, Gardner no on hearing Obama's Supreme Court pick
DENVER - As expected, Colorado's U.S. senators disagree on whether the Senate should consider President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
View ArticleObama nominates Pittsburgh prosecutor for 3rd Circuit spot
PITTSBURGH - President Barack Obama has nominated a federal prosecutor from Pittsburgh to fill a seat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
View ArticleNew Hampshire senators respond to court nominee
CONCORD, New Hampshire - Reacting to President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, New Hampshire's U.S. senators had more to say Wednesday about the process than the man in question.
View ArticleWarren, Markey: Senate must act on Supreme Court nominee
BOSTON - Members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation are praising President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and calling on Senate Republicans to schedule...
View ArticleMissouri's US senators weigh in on Supreme Court nominee
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill wants a hearing and Sen. Roy Blunt says he won't vote for President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
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US Senate race in Ohio ratchets up with primaries behind
CINCINNATI - Both sides turned up the heat Wednesday in Ohio in a closely watched U.S. Senate match-up that is likely to be impacted by the presidential race.
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