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Kagan's Memos Reveal Centrist Side

First Posted: 05/12/10 11:04 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:25 PM ET

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Elena Kagan Memos

Politico:

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan urged President Bill Clinton to take centrist stances in several battles over issues like abortion and family leave when other administration officials or allies were pressing for a more aggressively liberal approach, according to documents at the Clinton Presidential Library.

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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan urged President Bill Clinton to take centrist stances in several battles over issues like abortion and family leave when other administration officials or allies wer...
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan urged President Bill Clinton to take centrist stances in several battles over issues like abortion and family leave when other administration officials or allies wer...
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