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Bell nomination approved by Senate panel in party vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10 to 3 to recommend Griffin Bell as attorney general for Carter, making him the last cabinet nominee approved by committees. The panel split mainly along party lines with a few conservative Republicans voting yes. Civil rights leaders vowed to continue the fight on the Senate floor, urging delays to muster broader opposition.
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Vam
Lene Boneh Catt
Tener
Bell
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Griffin Bell
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Juanita Kreps
Rep
Brock Adams
Robert C. Byrd Jr
D-W. Va
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Mitchell
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Bayh
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
John L. Mettellan
D-Ark
Quentin Burdick
D-N.d
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
James Abourezk
James Sasser
D-Teen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
William Scott
R-Va
Charles Mathias
Maryland
Atlanta
John Chafee
Rhode Island
John Heinz
Pennsylvania
Donald Riegle
Dmich