Kagan Gains Support on Capitol Hill as Confirmation Looms
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan earned praise from Sen. Arlen Specter and Sen. Scott Brown after private meetings on Capitol Hill. Specter called her forthcoming and responsive, while Brown said she backs the military despite past Harvard recruitment bans. The Judiciary Committee sent a 10-page questionnaire ahead of hearings.
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Kagan
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D-Pa
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Massachusetts
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Barack Obama
John Paul Stevens
Specter
Pennsylvanian
Congress
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Armed Services
Judiciary Committee
John Kerry
D-Mass
Senate panel approves $58.8 billion war funding measure
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed a 58.8 billion package financing Iraq and Afghanistan operations over a decade, blending 30 billion for Obama's Afghanistan surge with disaster aid, Gulf spill response, and local relief. It advances despite House hesitation and potential GOP insertions.
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Afghanistan
Barack Obama
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Rhode Island
Obama
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Iowa
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Texas
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D-Calif
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Haiti
Republicans pull back $80 billion tech bill over pornography
House Republicans halted the $85 billion five year technology measure by amending out new programs to withhold funding until a balanced budget is set. Democrats faced election year pressure as GOP critics tied support to anti pornography language.
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National Science Foundation
Lynn Jenkins
R-Kan
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Gordon
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Tom Price
R-Ga
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Office of Science
Cleanup at toxic California dump exceeds federal cleanup orders
The Central California landfill operated by Chemical Waste Management says it cleaned a storage building and adjacent soil area at the Kettleman Hills Facility, recoded floors, and brought in clean soil. It says new testing and procedures ensure future compliance after the EPA flagged PCB disposal and failure to decontaminate structures. The EPA's Feb\nruary investigation followed complaints of birth defects linked to the site.
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