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Senate Judiciary Committee Opens Confirmation Hearings for Clarence Thomas

The Senate Judiciary Committee began public confirmation hearings on President Bush’s Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Senate Judiciary Committee Opens Confirmation Hearings for Clarence Thomas

These hearings launched the formal—and ultimately contentious—confirmation process that would shape the Supreme Court and provoke a national debate over judicial nominations and workplace sexual harassment.

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