Conservative Southerner leads GOP Court nomination fight
(Washington) The top Republican in the Senate served notice on President Barack Obama Tuesday that the GOP won’t rubber-stamp his choice to succeed the retiring Justice David Souter.
“The president is free to nominate whomever he likes,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “But picking judges based on his or …
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