Elena Kagan met with Harry Reid on Wednesday. US Supreme Court nominee  began the first of a long series of meetings with US Senators on yesterday. Kagan met with eight leading Senate leaders on Wednesday, including Harry Reid (Democrat-Nevada), Mitch McConnell (Republican-Kentucky), (D-Vermont),  (D-Illinois) and Jeff Sessions (R-Illinois); she continued the meetings with seven additional Senators on Thursday. Senator Reid called her "the right choice to replace Justice Stevens on the Supreme Court", while McConnell hoped "that the Obama administration doesn't think the ideal Supreme Court nominee is someone who would rubber-stamp its policies." The 50-year-old lawyer was nominated to the highest court in the United States by President Barack Obama on Monday, after current Justice  announced his retirement earlier. Kagan is seen as a moderate, having been criticized by both - and politicians, although "she's identified with the American liberal position", according to Sessions.
Elena Kagan met with Harry Reid on Wednesday. US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began the first of a long series of meetings with US Senators on yesterday. Kagan met with eight leading Senate leaders on Wednesday, including Harry Reid (Democrat-Nevada), Mitch McConnell (Republican-Kentucky), (D-Vermont), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Jeff Sessions (R-Illinois); she continued the meetings with seven additional Senators on Thursday. Senator Reid called her "the right choice to replace Justice Stevens on the Supreme Court", while McConnell hoped "that the Obama administration doesn't think the ideal Supreme Court nominee is someone who would rubber-stamp its policies." The 50-year-old lawyer was nominated to the highest court in the United States by President Barack Obama on Monday, after current Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement earlier. Kagan is seen as a moderate, having been criticized by both - and politicians, although "she's identified with the American liberal position", according to Sessions.
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