Confirmation Hearing stories:
Bernanke's Confirmation Hearing Scheduled
Nov 20th, 2009 - New York Times
Ben S. Bernanke has finally been scheduled for a confirmation hearing for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate Banking Committee will question him on Dec...After filing for bankruptcy, CIT wants to borrow $500 million cushion
Nov 3rd, 2009 - cleveland
Daniel Acker, Bloomberg NewsCIT headquarters in New York.Staff and wire reportsNEW YORK — CIT Group Inc., the bankrupt 101-year-old commercial lender, sought a judge's...Vote No on Sotomayor
Jul 22nd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
As Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing began last week, many commentators predicted that she would portray herself as a moderate judge committed to judicial restraint...
Perry Mason stumps Supreme Court nominee
Jul 15th, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Call it The Case of the Forgetful Supreme Court Nominee. Sonia Sotomayor, under questioning by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday...
New Documents Shed Light on Sotomayor's Thoughts About Sept. 11 ...
Jun 16th, 2009 - FOXNews
The White House released a new set of documents late Monday that shed light on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's thoughts about the Sept. 11 attacks, as well as provide details about her work for a Puerto Rican advocacy group.
Confirmation Hearing videos from YouTube:
1:10Mukasey: Waterboarding is Torture if It's Torture
Mike Mukasey Attorney General Senate Confirmation Hearing, Day 2. October 18, 2007 ... Attorney General Senate confirmation hearing Mike Mukasey NextNewNetworks
2:54Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearing
Jackie and Dunlap opine on the pointlessness of the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing. www.redstateupdate.com
10:02Sheldon's Opening Statement at Confirmation Hearing of Sonia Sotomayor
During the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing of Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Supreme Court Justice, Sheldon praised Sotomayor for her intellectual ability, demeanor, and collegiality ...
9:09GOP Senate Showcase at Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing
Rachel Maddow Show (7/14/09)
Confirmation Hearing from WikiPedia:
Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch.
The expression is frequently used in systems where the head of state has little practical power, and in practice the important part of the passage of a law is in its adoption by the legislature. For example, in the United Kingdom, a constitutional monarchy, bills are headed:
This formula emphasizes that, although legally the bill is being enacted by the Queen of the United Kingdom, it is not through her initiative but through that of Parliament that legislation is created.
In the U.S., "advice and consent" is a power of the United States Senate to be consulted on and approve treaties signed and appointments made by the President of the United States to public positions, including Cabinet secretaries, federal judges, and ambassadors.
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