Committee vote Tuesday on Kagan court nomination

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Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Elena Kagan is facing the first vote on her nomination to the Supreme Court before a Senate panel dominated by Democrats who are all but certain to support her. The only real question is whether she will get any Republican votes.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting Tuesday to take up Kagan's nomination after a week's delay at the request of Republican lawmakers. Democrats hold a 12-7 advantage on the committee.

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Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the senior Republican on the committee, has not yet said how he will vote. But Sessions offered extensive criticism of Kagan on Monday that left little doubt he would oppose her.

"I know that our nominee was articulate and had good humor and many thought she did very well with her testimony. I was not so impressed," Sessions said on the Senate floor. His remarks dealt mainly with Kagan's opposition to the federal "don't ask, don't tell" law on gays in the military.


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1. That Sessions has disparaged Kagan is a strong

argument in support of her confirmation.