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Namely, your answer to the question i posed to mr. olson. namely, why isn't the snow jeffs amendment, which was picked on by congress itself, and which is argued by the nra, an appropriate answer to this case? >> that was my third point, justice stevens. >> all right, sorry. >> so we'll just skip over the second. >> this offers a little clue into kagan the attorney, and possibly kagan the justice. but remember, it is two very different things to argue a case before the high court, and then to sit on the bench. a very different perspective, wolf. a very different job. >> good point. thanks very...

"cnn newsroom" with tony harris. anything can happen. president obama calls his latest supreme court pick a trail blazing leader. and a consensus builder. solicitor general elena kagan must be confirmed by the senate. last hour i talked to jeff sessions, the ranking republican on the senate judiciary committee about kagan's nomination. is never having been a judge a disqualifier for you? >> no, it's not. but i do think a person who's had very, very little legal experience, in terms of -- i think about two years of private practice, and no judicial experience, mainly her career has been in ac...

School, the first woman to hold that job. you may have noticed something missing from the kagan resume. she has never been a judge. white house correspondent dan lothian is here. and dan, is this a potential problem in the senate confirmation hearing for elena kagan? >> reporter: on the one hand, people might argue that because she has not been a judge, she does not have that kind of experience. on the other hand, it could work to her advantage, because she doesn't have a paper trail, as you know, when past judges, their cases are put on theoo under the microscope of a nomination process. simp...

It that's the kind of nominee that gets the pu full support. even republicans in the senate she is had a distinguished career. no one would argue. she is a brilliant individual. she is got a fan it is tick resume. she was known as being a consensus builder. as dean as harvard she brought together students and faculty and was a bridge builder. >> i want to stop you right there. we will be back with more on this in just a few minutes.

The nominee, partner in a firm, thank you for joining us. >> tamron, thank you for having me today. >> absolutely. any time. take us inside the process you were part of in the selection. >> i was not a part of the process in actually selecting the nominee. that's rather uniquely the president's process. as was the case with judge sotomayer, he cast a wide net, looked at a number of people, had in mind some very strong qualifications. someone of unquestioned integrity, someone who is qualified, whose legal mind and legal record was strong and above all someone who had a commitment to the consti...