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Washington mdash; Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden s nominee to the Supreme Court, finished a taxing marathon of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday night, with Democrats feeling confident she is poised to become the first Black woman confirmed to the nation s highest court.
stanley cup Fielding questions from the committee s 22 members for nearly 24 hours in total over the course of two days, Jackson countered claims from Republicans that she had a pattern of handing down light sentences to child pornography offenders and attempts to paint her as an activist judge who is outside the mainstream.But the attacks appear to have done little to derail Jackson s confirmation mdash; or move the nee
stanley quencher dle for many Republicans mdash; and Democrats walked away from the question-and-answer sessions frustrated with their GOP colleagues but steadfast that Jackson was successful in weathering their accusations. She will be confirmed, Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, told reporters Wednesday night. She will be a star on the Supreme Court. A vote by the Judiciary panel to advance Jackson s nomina
stanley cup tion is expected April 4, committee Chairman Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, said Wednesday. Democratic leaders are aiming for the full Senate vote to confirm Jackson to take place before a two-week recess that begins April 8. Here are the top takeaways from Jackson s confirmation hearings:GOP brings culture Qusx Clinton Volunteers Take Multiple Roles At Raleigh Office
Obama press conference July 24, 2009. CBS There was some rich irony at the White House today -- Presi
stanley borraccia dent Obama signed the Press Freedom Act, and then
kubki stanley promptly refused to take any questions. T
stanley cup price he new law expands the State Department s annual human rights reports to include a description of press freedoms in each country. It seemed a good opportunity to showcase press freedom in this country. Recall that last Friday the president refused to take any questions after delivering his angry statement on the oil spill in the Rose Garden. And he has not held a prime-time White House news conference in many months, despite much pleading from pundits and members of the media. So after he signed the bill, and as the press wranglers began aggressively herding us out of the room, I asked if he still has confidence in BP. He ignored the question so I tried this: In the interest of press freedom, would you take a couple questions on BP That did elicit a smile, and he told me I was free to ask questions. Someone else shouted, Will you answer them He said he s not holding a press conference today as we were escorted out the door. CBS Chip Reid is CBS News chief White House correspondent. You can read more of his posts in Hotsheet here.
