Judiciary Committee Approves Kagan; On to Full Senate

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    It's worth noting that for an individual to be "passed" by the committee to any federal bench (Supreme Court, Appelate, District, etc), at least one senator from the minority party MUST vote for that individual. In this case, Sen. Graham provided that crucial vote.
     

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