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President Barack Obama, zeroing on his first nomination to the Supreme Court, is reaching out to senators he knows can set the tone and pace of the upcoming confirmation
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... to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy. Includes Majority Leader Reid, Judiciary Chair Leahy, Minority Leader McConnell, ranking Judiciary member Sessions. These four would set the tone and the pace of the confirmation process.
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