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February 9, 2009

Justice Department Nominations Hearing

A hearing was held on the nominations of Elena Kagan to be solicitor general of the U.S. Department of Justice and for Thomas J. Perrelli… read more

A hearing was held on the nominations of Elena Kagan to be solicitor general of the U.S. Department of Justice and for Thomas J. Perrelli to be associate attorney general. They testified on a number of issues including the use of torture, Justice Department hiring and retention practices, and the powers of the executive branch of government. close

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Ben Cardin U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Maryland
Tom Coburn U.S. Senator [R] Oklahoma

Russ Feingold U.S. Senator [D] Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] California
Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Elena Kagan Dean Harvard Law School
Ted Kaufman U.S. Senator [D] Delaware
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Jon Kyl U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Arizona
Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
Thomas J. Perrelli Deputy Assistant Atty. General (Former) Department of Justice->Civil Division
Jack Reed U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Rhode Island
Arlen Specter U.S. Senator [R] Pennsylvania
Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island
Ron Wyden U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Oregon

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Program ID:: 283954-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 10, 2009 | 10:01am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: May 11, 2010 | 4:55am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Feb 10, 2009 | 10:01am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 11, 2009 | 2:32am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 12, 2009 | 4:36pm EST | C-SPAN 3
May 01, 2009 | 8:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 02, 2009 | 12:26am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 02, 2009 | 3:57am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 10, 2010 | 10:51am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 10, 2010 | 9:35pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 10, 2010 | 9:49pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 11, 2010 | 4:55am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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