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...Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the committee’s chairman, appeared dissatisfied with Roberts’ responses during an exchange over laws aiding the disabled and victims of domestic violence. He was one of the few Republican members of the committee to seem irked...
...should stay away from discussion of specific cases,” he told Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the committee’s chairman, who opened the day’s hearings with questions about the contentious Roe v. Wade decision...
...while reassuring centrist Republicans who are the key to his confirmation. Roberts' six-minute opening remarks today managed to cram in tips of the hat to both groups. For the hardliners, he argued the importance of rule of law over individual rights. For the centrists, like Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, he emphasized his respect for the opinions of current and past judicial decisions. "His goal is to reassure the skeptics in the 45-50 vote range," says McIntosh, "Those are the votes he has to keep to get through and he'll stay focused on them...
...Above the reporters and general public in the field seats, a handful of glass-fronted booths had been doled out to politicians and Washington insiders. Judiciary Chair Arlen Specter grilled Roberts on Roe v. Wade right from the start, as skybox onlookers such as former Solicitor General Ted Olson, former Presidential candidate Gary Bauer and former Indiana Representative David McIntosh crammed into Box 3e to watch the hearing on closed circuit television. It was a private setting, which Bauer and McIntosh, for their part, put to use for a quick briefing by nomination-strategy staffers from the offices of Senate...
...never been able to sing very well. My pitch is, you know, off. But I've always enjoyed hearing composers sing their stuff. Some songwriters like Harold Arlen have great voices. But others--they may not be quite as off-pitch as I, but the important thing is the enthusiasm. And what I like about listening to the stuff was the enthusiasm of the young writer. It's genuine energy and joy in both the voice and the piano...