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Reid claims O’Connor had no previous judicial experience

May 12, 2010

On Sandra Day O'Connor: "I think one reason she was a good judge is she had no judicial experience" before she joined the Supreme Court.

Will says Greece’s economy is same size as Dallas-Fort Worth’s

May 12, 2010

Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex."

Sen. John Cornyn questions Elena Kagan’s absence of judicial experience, but celebrated 2005 nominee’s lack of bench time

May 11, 2010

On the importance of judicial experience for Supreme Court nominees.

Lieberman says president can approve killing a U.S. citizen who affiliates with terrorists

May 11, 2010

The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."

Countdown host says Founding Father reached out to Muslims

May 11, 2010

The Treaty of Tripoli signed by President John Adams was "his outreach to Muslims."

Florida Dems say Bill McCollum out of touch on subprime mortgage crisis

May 11, 2010

"McCollum admitted he didn't think that the subprime mortgage crisis was a big deal, telling reporters he thought that the subprime collapse had been exaggerated…

Attorney General Abbott says EPA’s endangerment finding based on outsourced science from scandal-plagued group

May 11, 2010

Says the EPA "outsourced the scientific basis for its greenhouse gas regulation to a scandal-plagued international organization that cannot be considered objective or trustworthy."

Republicans say Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is a product of Harvard Square, Hyde Park and the D.C. Beltway

May 10, 2010

"Ms. Kagan has spent her entire professional career in Harvard Square, Hyde Park and the D.C. Beltway."  

Supreme Court rejected arguments Kagan promoted

May 10, 2010

On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."

Giuliani says U.S. only questioned underwear bomber for 30 minutes before reading Miranda rights

May 10, 2010

Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning.

Sheriffs say Perry included them in developing the spillover violence contingency plan

May 10, 2010

Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities."

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