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Obama could bypass the Senate to fill Supreme Court vacancy

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Following Antonin Scalia’s death over the weekend, Senate Republicans have argued that the Supreme Court’s current vacancy should not be filled until the new president takes office next year. They’ve vowed to make it nearly impossible for Obama to fill that vacancy until then.

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