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To: Alex MG who wrote (246602)	3/5/2014 10:48:19 PM
From: Alex MG	Read Replies (1) of 541729

President Barack Obama called the Senate’s failure to confirm Debo Adegbile as the head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights division a “travesty” on Wednesday. Obama blamed “wildly unfair character attacks” on Adegbile’s failure to win nomination. “As a lawyer, Mr. Adegbile has played by the rules. And now, Washington politics have used the rules against him. The fact that his nomination was defeated solely based on his legal representation of a defendant runs contrary to a fundamental principle of our system of justice – and those who voted against his nomination denied the American people an outstanding public servant.” The Washington Post reports eight Democrats joined with Republicans to oppose Adegbile, including Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey. Senate majority leader Harry Reid switched his vote to a ‘no’ when it seemed likely votes would fall short, to ensure he can bring the vote to the Senate floor again.

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