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Judiciary Approves Southwick After Feinstein Votes With GOP

With the surprise, last-minute support of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee today narrowly advanced to the full Senate the controversial nomination of Leslie Southwick to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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