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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, signs copies of her new book, "Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas," on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Bethlehem, Pa. (AP Photo/The Express-Times, Matt Smith)
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans derailed President Barack Obama's selection of Georgetown University law professor Cornelia Pillard to fill one of three vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, as from left, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., amd Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., listen. Democrats used the vote to assail Republicans for opposing female nominees to the D.C. circuit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)