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Government

Mar. 11, 2008

Judicial Nominations Process Debated Again

Involved in the judicial nominations process debate are, from left, former Republican congressman James E. Rogan, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1.

      WASHINGTON - It's no coincidence that the judicial nominations process has again become a hot political issue: 2008 is a presidential election year.
      Four years ago, Republicans used fiery rhetoric accusing Democrats of blocking qualified conservative judicial nominees with some success as they retained...

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