Deletion of Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates (2nd nomination)

Comment: The speculation here is well sourced to political commentators.  applies to speculation coming from crystal balls (i.e. made-up speculation without any root), not to well-reasoned speculation found in reliable sources
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Comment: I think that  does apply (it is still speculative whether Obama will actually nominate a new justice, it's just incredibly likely). Keep per
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Comment: This article does not meet the deletion standards of  as pointed out by several editors. Well-sourced articles around speculation for an impending event clears the bar
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Comment: As Timmeh points out, the first exception to  applies here. This is a notable event for which the speculation is well documented. We're not the ones doing the speculation, the press is. We're just here to document THEIR speculation
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Comment: on  grounds.  In 10 years this article will not mean very much, except for documenting a certain way that things were in 2009.  That's a good definition of news to me
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Comment: Per Timmeh and Umbralcorax.  Also noting that there are a lot of things in this article that ''are'' well-referenced, have ''already happened'' and are not  at all - especially President Obama's statements about his judicial nomination philosophy
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Comment: This does not qualify under  because this is not about speculation over whether there will be a Supreme Court nomination, this is an article covering the nomination process that is currently beginning and the candidates involved. It should be renamed, however, possibly to List of Candidates Suggested to Replace David Souter in the United States Supreme Court
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Comment: From : "Individual scheduled or expected future events should only be included if the event is notable and almost certain to take place. If preparation for the event is not already in progress, speculation about it must be well documented." It seems there definitely is well documented speculation on potential Supreme Court appointments
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Comment: per Timmeh and the  page.  It is also worth considering that the Obama administration itself has started vetting particular candidates; he ''has'' a positive shortlist. This article is not indiscriminate or primary speculation, just current event coverage
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