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Delayed Court Pick Unexpected

By Paul Kane
Roll Call Staff
July 18, 2005, Midnight

Bucking conventional wisdom, the Bush White House is taking its time in announcing its first Supreme Court nominee — so much time that, if the indecision lasts past Thursday, it will go down as the longest a Republican president has taken to announce a high court nomination since 1971.

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May 23, 2012

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday.

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