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By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer


The Senate is starting debate on Elena Kagan's
nomination to the Supreme Court.


      A vote is expected before the end of the week to confirm
President Barack Obama's nominee. Kagan is in line to succeed
retired Justice John Paul Stevens and become the fourth woman to
sit on the court.


      Nearly all Democrats and a handful of GOP senators are expected
to vote for Kagan, who has served as the Obama administration's
solicitor general.


      Most Republicans say the former Harvard Law School dean isn't
fit to be a justice because she'd let her liberal political views
guide her decisions. They also criticize her lack of experience as
a judge.


      Proponents say she is highly qualified and could help bring
consensus to the ideologically polarized court.

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The Senate is starting debate on Elena Kagan's
nomination to the Supreme Court.

Confirmation on track, Senate starts Kagan debate

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