September 12, 2005

LET THE GAMES BEGIN:

Senate To Start Roberts Hearings: Nominee's Views Could Shape Court for Years (Charles Babington and Jo Becker, September 12, 2005, Washington Post)

The Senate convenes the first confirmation hearing for a chief justice nominee in nearly two decades today, starting a week of admonitions and questions for John G. Roberts Jr. certain to probe deeply into the conservative views of a man who could shape the court's direction for decades to come.

The Judiciary Committee's 10 Republicans and eight Democrats will focus on Roberts, 50, an appellate court judge and President Bush's choice to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist, starting at noon with opening statements in the historic Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building.

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Roberts Hearings Set to Start (C-SPAN.org)

On Monday, the multi-day Supreme Court confirmation hearings for John Roberts begin. They're expected to last all week. First up will be a series of opening statements by the 18 members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte.

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Posted by Orrin Judd at September 12, 2005 8:14 AM
Comments

By the time these bloviating blow-hards are done, the global temperature will have risen several degrees. Leahy alone is responsible for the disappearance of several low-lying islands.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at September 12, 2005 3:13 PM

"First up will be a series of opening statements by the 18 members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte"

WOW, now that's exciting TV. Gee I hate to miss that unfortunately I have to get a haircut today.

Posted by: h-man at September 12, 2005 4:03 PM
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