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Possible choice of Nevada governor a test for Senate GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The possible choice of Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval for the Supreme Court vacancy would give President Barack Obama a shot at breaking Senate Republicans' planned blockade of any election-year confirmation. Sandoval, Nevada's first Hispanic governor and a supporter of abortion rights, would test the

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Obama vows to name ‘indisputably’ qualified court nominee

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he would nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court who is "indisputably" qualified. He called on the staunch Republican opposition in the Senate to rise above "venom and rancor" and give the nominee