REPUBLICAN CRITICIZES KAGAN FOR LACK OF SPECIFICS
Elena Kagan
A top Senate Republican complained Wednesday that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan hasn't been revealing during her confirmation hearings despite her previous statements that judicial nominees should be more open.
 In 1995  Kagan authored an article in the University of Chicago Law Review in which she described the Senate confirmation process as "a vapid and hollow charade."
 Back then  Kagan lamented that senators "do not insist that any nominee reveal what kind of justice she would make  by disclosing her views on important legal issues."
 Another leading Republican  Sen. Jeff Sessions  R-Ala.  the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee  contended that Kagan had given incomplete testimony about her actions as the dean of Harvard Law School when she limited the activities of military recruiters there.
 Kagan told the committee that she had imposed the restrictions because the military's "Don't Ask  Don't Tell" policy amounted to discrimination against homosexuals  a violation of Harvard University's institutional policy that bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
 On Wednesday  Kagan's final day of testimony before the Senate panel  Sessions told Kagan her comments about the episode "didn't  frankly  set forth what you did."
 Sessions continued with his questioning and did not give Kagan time to respond to that specific charge.
 Kagan is expected to win the approval of the committee of 12 Democrats and seven Republicans.
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 In 1995  [TGT] authored an article in the University of Chicago Law Review in which [TGT] described the Senate confirmation process as "a vapid and hollow charade."
 Back then  [TGT] lamented that senators "do not insist that any nominee reveal what kind of justice [TGT] would make  by disclosing [TGT] views on important legal issues."
 Another leading Republican  Sen. Jeff Sessions  R-Ala.  the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee  contended that [TGT] had given incomplete testimony about [TGT] actions as the dean of Harvard Law School when [TGT] limited the activities of military recruiters there.
 [TGT] told the committee that [TGT] had imposed the restrictions because the military's "Don't Ask  Don't Tell" policy amounted to discrimination against homosexuals  a violation of Harvard University's institutional policy that bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
 On Wednesday  [TGT]'s final day of testimony before the Senate panel  Sessions told [TGT] [TGT] comments about the episode "didn't  frankly  set forth what you did."
 Sessions continued with [TGT] questioning and did not give [TGT] time to respond to that specific charge.
 [TGT] is expected to win the approval of the committee of 12 Democrats and seven Republicans.