Court nominee Souter pursues centrist path to confirmation
The article notes David H. Souter facing Senate confirmation with a centrist philosophy, no scandals, and little opposition. Biden chairs hearings emphasizing burden of proof on the nominee while critics struggle to find disqualifying evidence. The piece contrasts Souter with Bork and explains political dynamics shaping the approval process.
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David H. Souter
Supreme Court
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Joseph R. Biden Jr
D-Del
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Robert H. Bork
Harvard College
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New Hampshire
America
States show alcohol arrests lead nationwide in 1988 data
FBI figures in a GAO rural drug abuse appendix rank Tennessee 1st in alcohol related arrests per 1 000 residents and DC top for drug related arrests. California leads total alcohol and drug arrests, with Nevada and Virginia among high per capita rates. Delaware Rhode Island West Virginia Vermont Montana sit at the low end for total arrests.
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Montana
New York
New Jersey
South Dakota
Iowa
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