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Weekly Pulse: Kagan Hearings: Gags, God, Guns, and Gays

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings kicked off on Monday. Her nomination has been met by...

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Is Senator Jeff Sessions Qualified To Be on the Senate Judicary Committee?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

As Senators mull the qualifications for United States judges, should they not be required to display some minimal understanding of the process before undertaking this important task?

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Republicans and Immigration

The Progress Report | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Progress Report

Republicans are still finding their "way out of the wilderness" when it comes to immigration.

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