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Opinion: Judicial Activism Has a New Face

(July 2) -- If you want to make a progressive tremble, yell "judicial activist" and laugh as they cower under their desk in fear. At least, that's been the pattern for the past two decades of judicial confirmation hearings. So when Elena Kagan took her seat at the beginning of her confirmation hearing, her opponents were...

Opinion: Will the Real Elena Kagan Show Up at Her Confirmation?

(June 28) -- President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, presumably because she shares his judicial philosophy. Yet when Kagan's confirmation begins, you can bet that she will sound more like Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito. The reason is simple. Kagan, Obama and the senators who'll vote on...

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09/17/10 Congress: Obama must get tough on China's currency Source: The Charlotte Observer - Charlotte NC WASHINGTON Congressional pressure built Thursday for tougher action against China over its trade and exchange rate policies that hurt American workers, as lawmakers from both parties angrily accused the Obama administration of failing to represent U.S. interests.