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    Obama Meets with Senate Leaders on Supreme Court Picks

    At a White House meeting with Senators from both parties, President Obama today predicted a "smooth, civil, thoughtful" process for replacing retiring US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Asked if he'd nominate anyone who did not support a woman's right to choose an abortion, Obama said there is no litmus test.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    At a White House meeting with Senators from both parties, President Obama today predicted a "smooth, civil, thoughtful" process for replacing retiring US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Asked if he'd nominate anyone who did not support a woman's right to choose an abortion, Obama said there is no litmus test. Joan Biskupic reports on the court for USA Today and has written biographies of former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and current Justice Antonin Scalia.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Joan Biskupic

      CNN legal analyst, author and Supreme Court biographer;

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Iran, the Bomb and American Policy
    1. 0:00Obama Meets with Senate Leaders on Supreme Court PicksYou’re reading this
    2. 7:22Dissecting the Iran Memo
    3. 43:01Is the US Auto Industry Finally Beginning to Roll?
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