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Associated Press Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont joins fellow Senate Democrats (from left) Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Charles E. Schumer of New York, and Dianne Feinstein of California after Elena Kagan's confirmation vote.
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FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Charles E. Grassley hears out fellow Republican Lindsey Graham on Tuesday before a Judiciary Committee vote on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan laughs on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 29, 2010, while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. The committee approved her nomination on Tuesday, July 20. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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** FILE ** Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan (foreground) listens to questions from Sen. Jeff Sessions (pictured on a video screen), Alabama Republican, who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, during Ms. Kagan's confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill for a third day on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "... Consensus is, in general, a very good thing for the judicial process and for the country," she said regarding high court decisions. (Associated Press)
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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The hands of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan move as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat, questions Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, as she testified before the committee's confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Committee Chair Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, (right) speaks with Ranking Member Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, as Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Committee Chair Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont Democrat (right), speaks with ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, as Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Committee Chair Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, takes a photo as ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, smiles as they wait for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, to testify on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan gets a pat on her back as she takes her seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, prior to the start of her confirmation before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan waves as she arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, to continue testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan smiles as she takes her seat on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, June 30, 2010, prior to the start of her continuing confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, to continuing her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
