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Obama’s High Court List Is Led by Women Judges and Politicians

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madmusic (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May-08-09 11:21 AM
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Obama’s High Court List Is Led by Women Judges and Politicians
Source: Bloomberg

By Edwin Chen

May 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s first U.S. Supreme Court appointment probably will be drawn from a group of women who have achieved prominence in the law or politics, ensuring more diversity and possibly more real-world experience for the high court.

The replacement for retiring Justice David Souter is likely to add a strong liberal voice as a counterweight to the conservative wing, while unlikely to alter the court’s philosophical balance.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a5d...


The article offers a brief bio and analysis of those on the sort list and suggests there could be an announcement as early as next week.
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   Well as long as they are absolutely devoid of human compassion.  Deep13   May-08-09 11:32 AM   #1 
   Huh?  madmusic   May-08-09 11:55 AM   #2 
   It was empathy that the right wing media machine went nutz about  liberal N proud   May-08-09 12:00 PM   #3 
      Got it. Thanks.  madmusic   May-08-09 12:12 PM   #4 
   I hope he doesn't put Jennifer Granholm in there...  PassingFair   May-08-09 12:14 PM   #5 
 
Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May-08-09 11:32 AM
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1. Well as long as they are absolutely devoid of human compassion.
:eyes:
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madmusic (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May-08-09 11:55 AM
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2. Huh?
Sometimes I'm dense.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May-08-09 12:00 PM
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3. It was empathy that the right wing media machine went nutz about
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madmusic (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May-08-09 12:12 PM
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4. Got it. Thanks.
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May-08-09 12:14 PM
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5. I hope he doesn't put Jennifer Granholm in there...
All the republicans in Michigan seem to think
she is a shoe-in.

I don't know why or what FOR....
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