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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009
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short list stories: 3 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Women Indeed Dominated Obama's Court List: Insiders

With field narrowed to 4, prez slept on it

May 26, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's short list for his Supreme Court pick consisted of four women: Solicitor General Elana Kagan, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, US Court of Appeals judge Diane Wood, and the eventual selection, Sonia Sotomayor. By Friday, Obama thought he was ready to make the pick, but decided to take... More »

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US Supreme Court • Janet Napolitano • vetting • President Obama • short list • Sonia Sotomayor • Diane Wood • Supreme Court justice • Elana Kagan

OPINION

Oh, No! A Single Woman May Replace Souter

Lack of a ring turns top female Supreme Court candidates into targets

May 6, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Souter is a lifelong bachelor, but the possibility of a bachelorette replacement has started an uproar. Why? Because those potential Supreme Court justices are women, and when a powerful woman is unmarried it "seems to make everyone think: lonely, misfit, or lesbian," write Dahlia Lithwick and Hanna... More »

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Barack Obama • lesbians • sexual orientation • US Supreme Court • Janet Napolitano • single women • David Souter • Obama administration • gay women • President Obama • short list • Elena Kagan • Kathleen Sullivan • Pamela Karlan

Clinton Rumored On Short List for Secretary of State 

Clinton under consideration with fellow senators Kerry, Hagel, Gov. Richardson

Nov 13, 08 3:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The Washington rumor mill has spit out an interesting item: Barack Obama may be considering erstwhile archrival Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, the Post reports. Obama is not pleased with names floated for the position, including Sens. John Kerry and Chuck Hagel and Gov. Bill Richardson. Clinton might salve... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Chuck Hagel • John Kerry • secretary of State • transition • Sam Nunn • Election 2008 • President Obama • short list

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