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Senate Rejects a Nominee as Obama Threatens Recess Appointments

By Jessica Brady
Roll Call Staff
Feb. 9, 2010, 5:25 p.m.

The Senate voted down one of President Barack Obama’s nominees Tuesday, hours after Obama warned he would use his recess appointment power to get members of his team in place if necessary.

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February 9, 2012

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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