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Saying in an e-mail, quote, shot a trailblazer throughout her career, 2010 white house on elena kagan, chaser, a trailblazer for women lawyers, 2005 white house on harriet miers. the implosion of the miers nomination having begun on this day in the bush administration when ms. miers began meeting with senators on capitol hill, and fellows began to questioned whether she was qualified for the lifetime position. not so, kagan's fellow democrats. majority leader reid saying he is confident she is the right choice to succeed justice stevens on the court. chairman leahy left his encounter saying he...

Saying in an e-mail, quote, shot a trailblazer throughout her career, 2010 white house on elena kagan, chaser, a trailblazer for women lawyers, 2005 white house on harriet miers. the implosion of the miers nomination having begun on this day in the bush administration when ms. miers began meeting those on capitol hill and those questioned whether she was qualified for the lifetime position. not so, kagan's fellow democrats. majority leader reid saying he is confident she is the right choice to succeed justice stevens on the court. chairman leahy left his encounter saying he was reassured, addi...

Political reasons. >> elena kagan is gearing up for a long summer of republican scrutiny during her confirmation process. but president obama says the u.s. solicitor general has a proven ability to bring people with differing views together. and yesterday she seemed up to the task. >> my parents' lives and their memory remind me every day of the impact public service can have. and i pray every day that i live up to the example they set. mr. president, i look forward to working with the senate in the next stage of this process, and i thank you again, mr. president, for this honor of a lifetime....

Last year. i worked with her last year all the time. i think age probably had little to do with it. it's in her benefit as a weight in the scale. i think she -- it's her personal qualifications, her professional experience, her political mainstream aspects of her life. her personal life story which is extraordinary that i think is the reason she got the nomination. >> you've already heard from senator mcconnell, the republican leader kind of obtding to her qualifications saying she doesn't have much in the way of litigation experience either. first let's hear what senator mcconnell said. >> th...

First female law dean and serving as adviser to president clinton do not count as real world experience of nominees that have not served as judges. >> the american people want a nominee with the requisite legal experience. they know a lifetime position on the supreme court does not lend itself to on-the-job training. of course one does not need to have prior experience as a judge before being appointed to the country's highest court. but it strikes me that if a nominee does not have judicial experience, they should have substantial litigation experience. ms. kagan has neither. unlike justice r...