Nominations
During a hearing that ranged from questions on judicial temperament and private property to the role of precedent in court decisions and Sotomayor's decision on the use of nunchucks, the most direct, probing, and potentially telling questions came from Senator Lindsay Graham (R-South Carolina). Among them Graham asked: "Is abortion a public health issue?"
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor January 8, 2009 - 12:08pm
The nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Office of Legal Counsel, along with Eric Holder and other Obama picks, signals an end to the Bush Administration reigns of terror on prisoners of war and on women's rights.
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