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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Sep 23, 2005 12:32pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - State Journal-Register: Springfield, IL |
| News Date | Friday, September 23, 2005 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - Illinois' two Democratic senators, Dick Durbin and Barack Obama, on Thursday announced their opposition to the nomination of John Roberts for chief justice of the United States.
Durbin was one of five Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote Thursday against the nomination, which was supported by all 10 the panel's Republican.
The committee approved the nomination 13-5 and confirmation next week by the full Senate is considered certain.
Although Durbin hadn't previously announced how he would vote, his opposition wasn't a surprise. Two years ago, he voted against Roberts' confirmation as a federal appellate judge. Durbin complained then that Roberts was evasive on key issues, including abortion rights.
Obama went to the Senate floor late Thursday to announce that he, too, will oppose Roberts' nomination when it comes to the Senate floor. |
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