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Kagan Confirmed

August 5, 2010 - by Donny Shaw

Obama's latest Supreme Court nominee, Elana Kagan, was officially confirmed by the Senate on Thursday afternoon by a vote of 63-37. She'll be sworn in on Saturday, marking the first time in U.S. history that three women have served on the court simultaneously.

As the NYT reports, this wasn't exactly a slam-dunk confirmation:

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