On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 in favor of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration, the New York Times reports (Stolberg, New York Times, 7/20). Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) was the only GOP panel member to join the committee's 12 Democrats in voting for Kagan. Graham also was the sole committee Republican to support Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her confirmation vote last year (Kane, Washington Post, 7/21). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev...
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