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The white house has only itself to blame. >> this is about the fact that the president isn't making these nominations. >> currently there are 77 vacancies but only 31 nominees. aaron says there may be more nominees in the mix but senators from the home states of nominees must admit what are called blue slips in order to move them forward. that process isn't open to the public so there is no real way of knowing. white house press secretary jay carty responded. >> one thing we know for sure the pace of confirmation has never been slower. it had confirmation rates during the presidencies of geo...

Only 31 nominees. aron says there may be more in the mix but the senators have to submit blue slips to move them forward. that process isn't open to the public. so there is no real way of knowing. when asked about the open seats today, white house press secretary jay carney responded -- >> one thing we know for sure, the pace of combination has never been slower. >> not according to the alliance for justice, which released new numbers today comparing confirmation rate in the same time period of presidency of bill clinton an bush. clin top and bush had 7% of their nominees confirmed. obama has ...