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Who argues for the white house before the supreme court. 50 years old, which would make her the youngest justice. if confirmed the court for first time would have three women among its nine members. not since william rehnquist has someone with zero experience as a judge been confirmed to the nation's highest court. some critics see too big of an experience gap. the president sees something different. >> elena is respected and admired not just for her intellect and record of achievement but also for her ter perment, her openness to a broad array of viewpoints. her habit, to borrow a phrase from...

>> elena's respected and admired not just for her intellect and record of achievement, but also for her temperament. her openness to a broad array of viewpoints. her habit, to borrow a phrase from justice stevens, of understanding before disagreeing. her fair mindedness and skill as a consensus builder. >> i have felt blessed to represent the united states before the supreme court, to walk into the highest court in this country, when it's deciding its most important cases. cases that have an impact on so many people's lives. and to represent the united states there is the most thrilling and th...

Supreme court. the first woman in that position as well. she has won accolades from observers across the ideological spectrum for her well reasoned arguments and commanding presence. elena is respected not just for her intellect but her temperament, her openness to a broad array of viewpoints. her habit, to borrow a phrase from justice stevens, of understanding before disagreeing. her fair mindedness and skill as a consensus builder. these traits were evident during her tenure as dean. at a time when many believed that the harvard faculty had gotten one-sided in its viewpoint she sought to rec...

From justice stevens of understanding before disagreeing, her fair mindedness and skill as a consensus builder. >> reporter: and that last point the president mentioned could be something that the white house tries to play up with conservatives in the senate, the president himself making the point that when she was at harvard law as dean there she actively recruited conservatives to the factually -- faculty, jane. jane: james rosen, thanks. jon: the obama administration blames a pakistani taliban for the times square bomb plot. attorney general eric holder was asked over the weekend if he beli...

Thought that elena kagan would be the president's choice to fill the stevens seat. what led you to that conclusion? >> well, she politically looks a lot like barack obama. and presidents try to replicate themselves on the bench. most presidents do a very good job. there's a mythology out there that supreme court justices tend to surprise the president who appointed them. that's very rarely true. if you look at recent history, if you look at john roberts, samuel alito, appointed by president bush, steven breier and ruth ginsburg appointed by bill clinton, these justices reflect the politics of ...