NOMINEES FOR FEDERAL JUDICIARY TESTIFY AT CONFIRMATION HEARING IN WASHINGTON
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-MS, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 19, 2007. (UPI Photo/David Brody)
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