Bush ask O'Connor to stay on the bench through June. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the Judiciary Committee's chairman.ĬBS News Correspondent Mark Knoller reports Specter also suggested that Mr. The stakes become greater with the next nominee, and 'the next nomination is going to be a great deal more contentious,' said Sen.

Leahy's decision was 'inexplicable and deeply disappointing,' said Ralph Neas, head of People for the American Way. They want Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, and Schumer, the head of the Senate Democratic campaign committee, to oppose his confirmation. These Democratic supporters are strongly opposed to Roberts. The other six Judiciary Democrats: Joseph Biden, Herb Kohl, Charles Schumer, Dick Durbin, Russell Feingold and Dianne Feinstein have not announced their votes.ĭurbin and Schumer were confronted by television producer Norman Lear and other major party supporters during a trip to the West Coast over the weekend, according to party officials familiar with the conversation.

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