Senate confirms Elena Kagan’s nomination to Supreme Court
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 6th, 2010 4:39 am by HL
Senate confirms Elena Kagan’s nomination to Supreme Court
The Senate confirmed U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan on Thursday as the 112th justice to the Supreme Court, making her the fourth woman to sit on the court.
Elena Kagan – United States – Supreme Court – Government – Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. worried by Karzai’s attempt to assert control over corruption probes
Obama administration officials fear that a move by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to assert control over U.S.-backed corruption investigations might provoke the biggest crisis in U.S.-Afghan relations since last year’s fraud-riddled election and could further threaten congressional approval of…
Hamid Karzai – Afghanistan – Karzai – United States – Political corruption
Senate approves jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs
A $26 billion plan to save the jobs of thousands of teachers and other public employees cleared the Senate on Thursday and was headed back to the House, where Democratic leaders have scheduled a Tuesday vote to approve it and sent it on to the White House.
United States – Senate – Government – Barack Obama – Legislative Branch
