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ON TAPE: Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich arrives at federal court Wednesday in Chicago for his corruption trial. He is featured on FBI tapes being played in court. (Associated Press)

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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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Ken Buck, Weld County district attorney in Colorado, leads Jane Norton in the state's Republican primary race for a U.S. Senate seat by double digits, according to two recent surveys. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama greets members of the Wisconsin National Guards 128th Air Refueling Wing upon his arrival at Mitchell International airport in Milwaukee, Wis., Wednesday, June, 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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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 office of Travel All Russia LLC on Pershing Drive in Arlington, Va., is seen Tuesday. On Monday, Michael Semenko, 28, an employee of Travel All Russia, was arrested at his residence in Arlington, Va., and accused of being part of a conspiracy of Russian agents that had infiltrated American society to collect information for Russia's intelligence service, the SVR. (Associated Press)

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In this June 15, 2010 file photo, U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Senate unanimously confirmed Gen. Petraeus to succeed Gen. Stanley McChrystal as top war commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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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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Dylan Ward leaves D.C. Superior Court in Washington, Tuesday, June 29, 2010, after he and two other defendants were acquitted of obstructing justice and conspiracy in the murder investigation of 32-year-old lawyer Robert Wone, of Oakton, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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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)