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Barack Obama: Of the many responsibilities accorded to a President by our Constitution, few are more weighty or consequential than…

On the recordMay 9, 2010
Of the many responsibilities accorded to a President by our Constitution, few are more weighty or consequential than that of appointing a Supreme Court Justice.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan To Be a Supreme Court Associate Justice

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