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Late on April 9, amid a flurry of news over the retirements of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and Congressman Bart Stupak, the White House quietly backed down from a yearlong battle with Republicans, announcing that Dawn Johnsen, President Obama's pick to lead the Office of Legal Counsel...
Eight months after emerging victorious from the fight over his first Supreme Court nominee, Sonia "Wise Latina" Sotomayor, President Obama is gearing up for Round 2. Party bigwigs and advocacy groups are clambering to anoint a successor to Justice John Paul Stevens, the leading liberal on the bench and a...
Which is not to say his successors didn't try. Franklin D. Roosevelt came closest. The total number of Supreme Court Justices had changed six times since Washington's days in office, parking at nine in 1869. With his New Deal on the line, though, Roosevelt tried to make room...
In the unlikely case that Obama chooses poorly or his team fails to execute an effective rollout strategy, a botched pick would likely be too tempting a target for conservatives to ignore. If Obama chooses well and his strategists frame the pick in the right way - and no one expects...
The White House doesn't want to reignite the culture wars, so don't expect the President to select a controversial nominee. While the media coverage so far has focused on the potential drama and drawbacks of the possible contenders, Obama is actually in a position to benefit from the...