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How Obama Can Ensure Victory for His Justice

Vet Souter's successor like heck, and talk to all the right people

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 4, 2009 1:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – If Barack Obama wants to avoid a drawn out battle over his Supreme Court nominee, Mark Halperin has some advice:

Vet the nominee exhaustively, and if anything comes up, make sure it comes out early and favorably.
Be ready to play up “whatever Horatio

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