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Senate clash over Supreme Court pick fuels election fight
Senate Democrats accuse Republicans of delegitimizing Obama's presidency by blocking a Supreme Court nomination. Biden's 1992 remarks cited by Republicans as a precedent fuel the battle as Gridlock and partisan signals sharpen, with McConnell urging the next president to name a nominee. Several GOP senators signal openness to hearings while Grassley weighs the path forward.
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Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Joe Biden
Senate Judiciary Committee
Biden
George H.W. Bush
Scalia
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Harry Reid
D-Nev
Reid
Mitch McConnell
Charles Grassley
A-Iowa
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Mark Kirk
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Maine
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R-N.c
Rob Portman
Ohio
Ron Johnson
R-Wis