Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced Tuesday that he would support the nomination of law professor Dawn Johnsen to head of the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, which could clear her long-stalled confirmation, the Washington Post reports. President Obama nominated Johnsen in March 2009, but Senate leadership "struggled to find 60 senators to support" her, according to the Post. Some lawmakers questioned her past legal work for an abortion-rights group and her positions on various national security issues...
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