Julia Edwards
By Julia Edwards
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News Merrick Garland, Moderate Jewish Judge, Gets Supreme Court Nod — Republicans Push Back
President Barack Obama selected Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist Jewish judge meant to win over recalcitrant Senate Republicans whose leaders wasted no time in spurning the Democratic president. Garland, 63, was picked to replace long-serving conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on Feb. 13. The Chicago native serves…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Pushes Liberals To Speak Out on Iran Deal
President Barack Obama on Thursday told groups that support the Iran nuclear deal to make their voices heard to Congress to counter the millions of dollars in lobbying by those who want to derail the agreement. “Right now the opponents of this deal have been flooding Congressional offices,” Obama said on a call with groups…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Vows To Veto Iran Congress Consent Bill
(Reuters) — President Barack Obama would veto a bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate allowing Congress to weigh in on any deal the United States and other negotiating countries reach with Iran on its nuclear capabilities, the White House said on Saturday. “The president has been clear that now is not the time for…
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