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Left and right, to find the common ground for them. and in that way maybe pull the cord a little to the left. as a backdrop to the drama on capitol hill, the supreme court is going to issue this terms final opinions tomorrow. the justices will rule on a blockbuster case over the right to bear arms, which could overturn a strict handgun ban in chicago. cnns live coverage of the confirmation hearings for elena kagan, president obamas second supreme court nominee, begins tomorrow at noon eastern ...

Left and the right, to find the common ground for them. in that way, maybe pull the court a little bit to the left. >> as a backdrop to the drama on capitol hill, the supreme court is going to issue this terms final opinions tomorrow. the justices will rule on a blockbuster case over the right to bear arms which could overturn a strict handgun ban in chicago. cnns live coverage of the confirmation hearings for elena kagan, president obamas second supreme court nominee, begins tomorrow at noon ea...

President was also asked about the gulf oil spill? >> reporter: yeah, very briefly. he really questioned why the united states does not allow other countries, including his own, he was hinting to come in and participating in helping stop the spill. >> interesting. i wonder what kind of help he would provide. richard, thanks. nominee elena kagan begins her first day of confirmation hearings. well look ahead to the tough questions that lie ahead. >> on this final day of the courts term this year...

Viewpoints and they will put her on a high court. >> president obama couldnt really appoint somebody that would change the views of the conservatives on the supreme court. they have very strongly held opinions on lots of important legal questions. what he could hope for and what he may well have gotten is a nominee who has the skill set to find accommodations between the left and the right, to find the common ground for them, and in that way, maybe pull the court a little bit to the left. >> tha...

She has assets some analyst think will benefit her. >> she did not want to appoint somebody that would change the views of the conservatives. they have strongly held lots of issues on important issues. what he may have gotten was a nominee that has a skill set to find accommodations between the left and right, to find the common ground for them, and maybe pull the court a little to the left. >> as a very big back drop to the drama unfolding on capitol hill, the supreme court itself will issue it...

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North. well have pictures, next hour. >> really troubling situations out there phaeufpltzing images from the scene, thank you very much -- monday marks the start of a new term for the supreme court. by tradition the first monday in october kicks off a new session this fall the spotlight is on former solicitor general elena kagan the fourth new justice on the high court in five years. it is predicted kagan will generate more interest on the bench than any other cases this term. >> i think the sto...

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