Day Four: Live Stream Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Senate Confirmation Hearing (Video)

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Day Three: Live Stream of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Senate Confirmation Hearing (Video)

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This is why Judge Sonia Sotomayor will be a solid Supreme Court Justice (Video)

Poor Senator Sessions, he was up for an appointment as a federal judge in the 80s, but did not get it based on his racist viewpoints.....

A Failed Nomination

It was 23 years ago that a Judiciary Committee controlled by Republicans rejected then-U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions' nomination by Ronald Reagan for an appointment as a federal judge. During confirmation hearings, Sessions sought to rebut accusations from former colleagues that as a federal prosecutor, he was racially insensitive.

At the time, Sessions said he was not a racist and was a civil rights supporter.

But in the end, even Alabama Democrat Howell Heflin, who originally sponsored Sessions' nomination, voted against him. The committee vote was 10-8 against Sessions. Two Republicans and every Democrat opposed his nomination, including ranking Democrat Joe Biden.

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Norah O'Donnell shows and reads GOP talking points against Judge Sonia Sotomayor (Video)

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Day Two: Live Stream of Senate Confirmation Hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor (Video)

Live Streaming for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Day Three, Here.

...and Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Opening Statement, if you missed it.....



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Live Stream of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Senate Confirmation Hearing (Video)

Day Three of Live Streaming Senate Hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, here.


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Leon Panetta's Opening Statement, Confirmation for CIA Director (Video)

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Senate Confirms Eric Holder as U.S. Attorney General

About time. Not only is this change we can believe in, but change we NEED.

We need an individual to clean up that mess that Alberto Gonzalez, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney left.

The Senate voted to confirm Eric Holder as attorney general Monday evening, making President Barack Obama's choice the nation's first African-American to hold the job.

Though debate quickly turned partisan when his chief supporter denounced Republicans who sought a pledge not to prosecute intelligence agents who participated in harsh interrogations, the Senate still confirmed Holder as expected.

The vote was 75-21 for Holder's confirmation.

Even Spector came on board.

Despite the partisan beginning, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, said Holder made mistakes but was well-qualified for the job and should be confirmed.

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Daily Kos

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Eric Holder's Confirmation Hearing Transcript for Attorney General, Day Two, January 16, 2009

Here is the link for Day Two of the Eric Holder Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General, under the Obama Administration.

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Timothy Geithner, Confirmation Hearing, Live Video Stream

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Geithner is Obama's Treasury Secretary Designate, who has had problems paying his taxes or it was a mistake not paying the taxes.

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Seven Obama Designees Confirmed by the Senate

Hillary Clinton was not confirmed and can not take over the State Department until, at least, Wednesday. Republican Senator John Cornyn from Texas did not give a consent forcing a roll call vote for Wednesday. His concern is Clinton's husband's business dealings. Hillary Clinton will be confirmed.

The list of those confirmed by unanimous consent:

*Steven Chu as energy secretary

*Arne Duncan as education secretary

*Janet Napolitano as secretary of homeland security

*Peter Orszag as director of the Office of Management and Budget

*Ken Salazar as interior secretary

*Eric Shinseki as veterans affairs secretary

*Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary

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Eric Holder's Confirmation Hearing Transcript for Attorney General, Day One, January 15, 2009

Full Day One transcript of Holder's Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General under the Obama Administration.

Link, here.

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Day Two: Eric Holder Senate Confirmation Hearings

Hearings for Attorney General of the United States of America. C-SPAN link, here. Listen to the hearing on NPR, here.

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Live Video Stream of Eric Holder Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General

Holder was nominated by Barack Obama to be the next Attorney General of the United States of America. Live Streaming below by MSNBC, link here and C-SPAN link here. Listen to it live on NPR.

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Tom Daschle's Senate Confirmation Hearing Transcript

Transcript of Tom Daschle for Secretary of Health and Human Services, January 8, 2009 for the Obama Administration.

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Hillary Clinton's Senate Confirmation Transcript, January 13, 2009

This is the full confirmation transcript of Hillary Clinton's Senate Confirmation for Secretary of State, January 13, 2009 under the Obama Administration.

Here is the link.

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