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Stacey right now, the political battle is brewing over the successor to Supreme Court justice antonin scalia. Scalia died this weekend. Senate republicans want to wait until after the president ial election to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. But the president today challenged republicans to explain why they would refuse to consider a Supreme Court candidate. Pres. Obama one court where we would expect elected officials to rise above day to day politics. And this will be the opportunity for senators to do their jobs. Stacey iowa senator Charles Grassley heads the Senate Judiciary committee. He wouldnt say today whether or not he would schedule hearings in the senate if president obama appoints a nominee. The se ....