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Government

May 7, 2009

GOP Taps Sessions for Top Judiciary Spot

Senate Republicans approved conservative Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions Tuesday as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, replacing Sen. Arlen Specter, who switched parties last week.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans approved Sen. Jeff Sessions Tuesday as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, pushing the conservative Alabama lawmaker to the frontline of his party's response to President Barack Obama's much-anticipated first Supreme Court nominee.

Sessions takes over as the committee's top Republican from Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who switched parties last week. In an od...

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