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| Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush try to woo conservatives in South Carolina – campaign live | Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush try to woo conservatives in South Carolina – campaign live |
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| Today in #Campaign2016 | Today in #Campaign2016 |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Attack ads, conspiracy theories, multiple lawsuit threats - today’s campaign news was like Christmas at the Kennedy compound. As we wrap up today’s minute-by-minute coverage of the race for the White House, a recap of some of today’s biggest stories from the campaign trail: | Attack ads, conspiracy theories, multiple lawsuit threats - today’s campaign news was like Christmas at the Kennedy compound. As we wrap up today’s minute-by-minute coverage of the race for the White House, a recap of some of today’s biggest stories from the campaign trail: |
| That’s a lid on Tuesday’s biggest campaign stories - we’ll be back tomorrow, the next day, and every day through Election Day to bring you minute-by-minute coverage of the 2016 campaign. | That’s a lid on Tuesday’s biggest campaign stories - we’ll be back tomorrow, the next day, and every day through Election Day to bring you minute-by-minute coverage of the 2016 campaign. |
| Until then, the final countdown: | Until then, the final countdown: |
| 3.15am GMT | 3.15am GMT |
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| Maria L La Ganga | Maria L La Ganga |
| Donald Trump has one of the smallest and least organized ground campaigns in Nevada, according to Republican officials and operatives in the state, raising questions about the billionaire’s readiness for another caucus-based contest after his disappointing second-place finish in Iowa. | Donald Trump has one of the smallest and least organized ground campaigns in Nevada, according to Republican officials and operatives in the state, raising questions about the billionaire’s readiness for another caucus-based contest after his disappointing second-place finish in Iowa. |
| Texas senator Ted Cruz beat the brash real estate mogul in Iowa’s Republican contest with help from evangelical Christians and a superior network of volunteers; such workers are critical in states such as Nevada and Iowa, which choose their presidential nominees through a complicated caucus system. | Texas senator Ted Cruz beat the brash real estate mogul in Iowa’s Republican contest with help from evangelical Christians and a superior network of volunteers; such workers are critical in states such as Nevada and Iowa, which choose their presidential nominees through a complicated caucus system. |
| Eight days after his bruising loss, Trump won the New Hampshire primary, declaring: “We learned a lot about ground game in a week.” | Eight days after his bruising loss, Trump won the New Hampshire primary, declaring: “We learned a lot about ground game in a week.” |
| The big question is whether he has learned enough. | The big question is whether he has learned enough. |
| 2.55am GMT | 2.55am GMT |
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| Arthur Neslen | Arthur Neslen |
| America’s climate envoy says that threats by Republican presidential candidates to withdraw from the global agreement would be “diplomatic black eye,” reports the Guardian’s Arthur Neslen in Brussels: | America’s climate envoy says that threats by Republican presidential candidates to withdraw from the global agreement would be “diplomatic black eye,” reports the Guardian’s Arthur Neslen in Brussels: |
| President Obama’s special envoy for climate change has warned Republican presidential hopefuls including Donald Trump and Ted Cruz that any attempt to scrap the Paris climate agreement would lead to a “diplomatic black eye” for the US. | President Obama’s special envoy for climate change has warned Republican presidential hopefuls including Donald Trump and Ted Cruz that any attempt to scrap the Paris climate agreement would lead to a “diplomatic black eye” for the US. |
| Speaking to journalists in Brussels, Todd Stern also said that Republican candidates such as Trump or Cruz who query climate science on the presidential stump would in practice be “very loathe” to set off the storm that would follow any ditching of the Paris accord. | Speaking to journalists in Brussels, Todd Stern also said that Republican candidates such as Trump or Cruz who query climate science on the presidential stump would in practice be “very loathe” to set off the storm that would follow any ditching of the Paris accord. |
| “Paris as an agreement has such broad acceptance and support around the world from countries of every stripe and region and Paris itself was seen as such a landmark - hard-fought, hard-won - deal that for the US to turn around and say ‘we are withdrawing from Paris’ would inevitably give the country a diplomatic black eye,” he said. | “Paris as an agreement has such broad acceptance and support around the world from countries of every stripe and region and Paris itself was seen as such a landmark - hard-fought, hard-won - deal that for the US to turn around and say ‘we are withdrawing from Paris’ would inevitably give the country a diplomatic black eye,” he said. |
| 2.39am GMT | 2.39am GMT |
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| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush have been jockeying to eclipse Trump and Cruz in South Carolina, and a failure to win over conservatives there could see them pushed out completely, reports Sabrina Siddiqui from the Palmetto State: | Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush have been jockeying to eclipse Trump and Cruz in South Carolina, and a failure to win over conservatives there could see them pushed out completely, reports Sabrina Siddiqui from the Palmetto State: |
| While Marco Rubio took the stage inside a barn flanked by two South Carolina lawmakers who like him were once seen as the future of the Republican party, two hours south-east in North Charleston Jeb Bush focused on the past, with his brother George W Bush joining him for the first time on the campaign trail. | While Marco Rubio took the stage inside a barn flanked by two South Carolina lawmakers who like him were once seen as the future of the Republican party, two hours south-east in North Charleston Jeb Bush focused on the past, with his brother George W Bush joining him for the first time on the campaign trail. |
| The candidates jockeying to emerge as an alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have struggled to break through in a primary season that has thus far rewarded anger over optimism, and a failure to win over South Carolina’s conservative electorate might cause the race to winnow down to a two-man contest between deeply polarizing figures regarded as unpalatable by the party’s top ranks. | The candidates jockeying to emerge as an alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have struggled to break through in a primary season that has thus far rewarded anger over optimism, and a failure to win over South Carolina’s conservative electorate might cause the race to winnow down to a two-man contest between deeply polarizing figures regarded as unpalatable by the party’s top ranks. |
| In searching for ways to seal the deal with those voters still willing to give them a look, Rubio and Bush arrived in the state attempting to create sharper contrasts to underscore what is at stake, focusing on their opponents’ lack of civility, dirty campaign tactics and, in Trump’s case, perceived lack of religious conviction. | In searching for ways to seal the deal with those voters still willing to give them a look, Rubio and Bush arrived in the state attempting to create sharper contrasts to underscore what is at stake, focusing on their opponents’ lack of civility, dirty campaign tactics and, in Trump’s case, perceived lack of religious conviction. |
| “I promise you, if you’re a parent, you are not going to have to put your hands over the ears of your children at any time today,” Congressman Trey Gowdy told a couple hundred people who had packed into a barn on a tree farm in Gilbert to see Rubio. The crowd, recognizing immediately the reference to Trump’s recent headline-grabbing use of profanity, hooted in agreement. | “I promise you, if you’re a parent, you are not going to have to put your hands over the ears of your children at any time today,” Congressman Trey Gowdy told a couple hundred people who had packed into a barn on a tree farm in Gilbert to see Rubio. The crowd, recognizing immediately the reference to Trump’s recent headline-grabbing use of profanity, hooted in agreement. |
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| File under “Dad Jokes”: | File under “Dad Jokes”: |
| Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has taken to sporting a new look, ditching his frameless glasses for contacts and rocking a tight new haircut, and he wants to make sure everyone in the press bus knows about it. | Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has taken to sporting a new look, ditching his frameless glasses for contacts and rocking a tight new haircut, and he wants to make sure everyone in the press bus knows about it. |
| “Ashley, how are you doing?” Bush said to ABC reporter Candace Smith at the beginning of a press conference earlier today, “mistaking” her for CNN reporter Ashley Killough. In the words of the New York Times pool reporter on the scene: “There were bemused smiles, but mostly silent stares.” | “Ashley, how are you doing?” Bush said to ABC reporter Candace Smith at the beginning of a press conference earlier today, “mistaking” her for CNN reporter Ashley Killough. In the words of the New York Times pool reporter on the scene: “There were bemused smiles, but mostly silent stares.” |
| “I’m not wearing my contacts, so...,“ he said. | “I’m not wearing my contacts, so...,“ he said. |
| “I’m joking,” he then clarified. | “I’m joking,” he then clarified. |
| Killough is white, while Smith is black. | Killough is white, while Smith is black. |
| “Yeah, I’m wearing them,” he said, when asked about his contacts, acquired yesterday after a visit to the optometrist. “I got home yesterday for the first time in three weeks, I think - two and a half weeks. And I went to the eye doctor and got a haircut. Big news in the Bush campaign.” | “Yeah, I’m wearing them,” he said, when asked about his contacts, acquired yesterday after a visit to the optometrist. “I got home yesterday for the first time in three weeks, I think - two and a half weeks. And I went to the eye doctor and got a haircut. Big news in the Bush campaign.” |
| “Candace, you know I know you,” he said at the conclusion of the press conference, prompting slightly more laughter from the press. | “Candace, you know I know you,” he said at the conclusion of the press conference, prompting slightly more laughter from the press. |
| 1.47am GMT | 1.47am GMT |
| 01:47 | 01:47 |
| Voter at Rubio rally: "Waterboard Hillary!" | Voter at Rubio rally: "Waterboard Hillary!" |
| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| Marco Rubio declined the opportunity on Tuesday to push back against a voter who suggested that Hillary Clinton should be waterboarded. | Marco Rubio declined the opportunity on Tuesday to push back against a voter who suggested that Hillary Clinton should be waterboarded. |
| The Florida senator was in the midst of discussing national security and Guantanamo Bay at a rally in North Myrtle Beach when a man in the audience shouted: “Waterboard Hillary!” | The Florida senator was in the midst of discussing national security and Guantanamo Bay at a rally in North Myrtle Beach when a man in the audience shouted: “Waterboard Hillary!” |
| Rubio responded with a laugh, while making a joking reference to the fact that the media was present in the room. | Rubio responded with a laugh, while making a joking reference to the fact that the media was present in the room. |
| “I don’t want to know what he said - please don’t, because then - whatever - the press is here,” he said. | “I don’t want to know what he said - please don’t, because then - whatever - the press is here,” he said. |
| “I didn’t even hear what they said. I know it wasn’t a bad word, that’s all that matters,” Rubio added, before moving along with his stump speech. | “I didn’t even hear what they said. I know it wasn’t a bad word, that’s all that matters,” Rubio added, before moving along with his stump speech. |
| It is not uncommon for voters to disrupt campaign events with outlandish statements, but candidates have often been criticized for failing to rebuke them. | It is not uncommon for voters to disrupt campaign events with outlandish statements, but candidates have often been criticized for failing to rebuke them. |
| Conservatives were up in arms, for example, when Clinton laughed at a man’s joke in November that he would like to “strangle” Carly Fiorina - who at the time was still in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. | Conservatives were up in arms, for example, when Clinton laughed at a man’s joke in November that he would like to “strangle” Carly Fiorina - who at the time was still in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. |
| 12.59am GMT | 12.59am GMT |
| 00:59 | 00:59 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| After being battered on national security in Iowa by Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz is taking no chances in the ultra-hawkish state of South Carolina, reports the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs from Columbia: | After being battered on national security in Iowa by Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz is taking no chances in the ultra-hawkish state of South Carolina, reports the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs from Columbia: |
| Proclaiming that he wants a military with “more tooth and less tail,” Cruz went on a statewide tour Tuesday to tout his national security credentials. Starting with a speech abroad the U.S.S. Yorktown, a decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier, the Texas senator laid out an approach that relied on beefing up the U.S. armed forces with occasional doses of red meat for social conservative voters. | Proclaiming that he wants a military with “more tooth and less tail,” Cruz went on a statewide tour Tuesday to tout his national security credentials. Starting with a speech abroad the U.S.S. Yorktown, a decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier, the Texas senator laid out an approach that relied on beefing up the U.S. armed forces with occasional doses of red meat for social conservative voters. |
| In a campaign stop in Columbia, Cruz pledged to increase the US army’s enlistment by 75,000 troops as well as add more ships to the navy and more planes to the air force. However, he made clear that these additional soldiers would be mostly men, casting scorn upon those Republican rivals who want to “draft our daughters into combat.” | In a campaign stop in Columbia, Cruz pledged to increase the US army’s enlistment by 75,000 troops as well as add more ships to the navy and more planes to the air force. However, he made clear that these additional soldiers would be mostly men, casting scorn upon those Republican rivals who want to “draft our daughters into combat.” |
| He said that when the subject of women in combat was brought up at a recent debate, he felt like he had “entered the Twilight Zone.” Cruz asked the audience: “Have we lost our facilities? Is political correctness so all consuming that we’re not willing to say that that’s just nuts?” | He said that when the subject of women in combat was brought up at a recent debate, he felt like he had “entered the Twilight Zone.” Cruz asked the audience: “Have we lost our facilities? Is political correctness so all consuming that we’re not willing to say that that’s just nuts?” |
| The senator went on to state that if he is elected to the White House “the time of the military being treated as a cauldron for social experiments is over.” Cruz went to express scorn for “clutch bottomed bureaucrats” and insist “no longer is the focus going to be on gluten free MREs.” | The senator went on to state that if he is elected to the White House “the time of the military being treated as a cauldron for social experiments is over.” Cruz went to express scorn for “clutch bottomed bureaucrats” and insist “no longer is the focus going to be on gluten free MREs.” |
| Cruz also veered into World War II analogies, pledging to restore a bust of Winston Churchill to the White House and comparing Barack Obama to Neville Chamberlain. To him, the Iran deal was similar to the Munich agreement of 1938 with Obama promising “peace for our time.” Cruz, an ardent critic of the deal, then went on to compare Iran to Nazi Germany, “when you allow psychotic maniacs to assemble the tools of murder and warfare it does not work out well for the free world.” | Cruz also veered into World War II analogies, pledging to restore a bust of Winston Churchill to the White House and comparing Barack Obama to Neville Chamberlain. To him, the Iran deal was similar to the Munich agreement of 1938 with Obama promising “peace for our time.” Cruz, an ardent critic of the deal, then went on to compare Iran to Nazi Germany, “when you allow psychotic maniacs to assemble the tools of murder and warfare it does not work out well for the free world.” |
| He also tried to contrast his fitness to be commander in chief to that of his closest rival, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Cruz poked at Trump’s active presence on social media, saying “when radical terrorists declare jihad on us the answer is not to tweet insults. The answer is to unleash the holy wrath of the United States.” | He also tried to contrast his fitness to be commander in chief to that of his closest rival, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Cruz poked at Trump’s active presence on social media, saying “when radical terrorists declare jihad on us the answer is not to tweet insults. The answer is to unleash the holy wrath of the United States.” |
| Cruz though is still running behind Trump in South Carolina. Recent polls have the real estate mogul with a 15-20 point lead over the Texas senator in the crucial first in the south primary. However, Cruz did come from behind to beat Trump in the Iowa Caucuses earlier in February and his campaign is hoping that his push on national security in a state with significant military presence can help accomplish that feat again. | Cruz though is still running behind Trump in South Carolina. Recent polls have the real estate mogul with a 15-20 point lead over the Texas senator in the crucial first in the south primary. However, Cruz did come from behind to beat Trump in the Iowa Caucuses earlier in February and his campaign is hoping that his push on national security in a state with significant military presence can help accomplish that feat again. |
| 12.53am GMT | 12.53am GMT |
| 00:53 | 00:53 |
| Donald Trump is having trouble distinguishing between Barack Obama and Dr. Ben Carson, for some reason. | Donald Trump is having trouble distinguishing between Barack Obama and Dr. Ben Carson, for some reason. |
| At a campaign stop in South Carolina today, the billionaire Republican frontrunner for the party’s presidential nomination repeatedly referred to fellow Republican candidate Carson as “Obama,” according to Politico. | At a campaign stop in South Carolina today, the billionaire Republican frontrunner for the party’s presidential nomination repeatedly referred to fellow Republican candidate Carson as “Obama,” according to Politico. |
| “What Ted Cruz did to Obama, where he said that Obama had quit the race and take our votes,” Trump said. (The audience then corrected him.) | “What Ted Cruz did to Obama, where he said that Obama had quit the race and take our votes,” Trump said. (The audience then corrected him.) |
| “Right? Is that right?” Trump shrugged. | “Right? Is that right?” Trump shrugged. |
| “I’m sorry. Carson. Carson. He said that – Obama. Obama should’ve quit the race,” Trump said, catching himself. | “I’m sorry. Carson. Carson. He said that – Obama. Obama should’ve quit the race,” Trump said, catching himself. |
| Trump attempted to extricate himself with a joke about the president’s resignation. “Wouldn’t that have been nice?” Trump asked, to scattered applause. | Trump attempted to extricate himself with a joke about the president’s resignation. “Wouldn’t that have been nice?” Trump asked, to scattered applause. |
| 11.01pm GMT | 11.01pm GMT |
| 23:01 | 23:01 |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Hillary Clinton pledged that it would be her mission as president to end the injustices disproportionately facing communities of color. | Hillary Clinton pledged that it would be her mission as president to end the injustices disproportionately facing communities of color. |
| During a passionate speech in Harlem on Tuesday, Clinton quoted Langston Hughes, asked white Americans to check their privilege and vowed to continue speaking out about the racial injustice of the Flint water crisis, which exposed residents to toxic levels of lead. | During a passionate speech in Harlem on Tuesday, Clinton quoted Langston Hughes, asked white Americans to check their privilege and vowed to continue speaking out about the racial injustice of the Flint water crisis, which exposed residents to toxic levels of lead. |
| “Just ask yourself,” Clinton said, “Would this have ever occurred in a wealthy white suburb of Detroit? Absolutely not.” | “Just ask yourself,” Clinton said, “Would this have ever occurred in a wealthy white suburb of Detroit? Absolutely not.” |
| Ahead of her speech, Clinton also unveiled a new plan aimed at breaking the “school-to-prison pipeline”. The proposal includes a $2bn investment in schools with high suspension and in-school arrest rates that will be used to reform what she has called “overly punitive disciplinary policies”. She also called on states to reform school disturbance laws, and encouraging states to use federal education funding to implement social and emotional support interventions. | Ahead of her speech, Clinton also unveiled a new plan aimed at breaking the “school-to-prison pipeline”. The proposal includes a $2bn investment in schools with high suspension and in-school arrest rates that will be used to reform what she has called “overly punitive disciplinary policies”. She also called on states to reform school disturbance laws, and encouraging states to use federal education funding to implement social and emotional support interventions. |
| “This is not just an education issue,” Clinton said. “This is a civil rights issue, and we cannot ignore it any longer. The bottom line is this: We need to be sending our kids to college. We need a cradle-to-college pipeline, not sending them into court and into prison.” | “This is not just an education issue,” Clinton said. “This is a civil rights issue, and we cannot ignore it any longer. The bottom line is this: We need to be sending our kids to college. We need a cradle-to-college pipeline, not sending them into court and into prison.” |
| In her speech, Clinton also called on white Americans to be better advocates and allies for communities of color. | In her speech, Clinton also called on white Americans to be better advocates and allies for communities of color. |
| “White americans needs to do a better job listening when African Americans talk about the seen & unseen barriers that you face every day,” Clinton said to loud applause. | “White americans needs to do a better job listening when African Americans talk about the seen & unseen barriers that you face every day,” Clinton said to loud applause. |
| “We need to recognize our privilege and practice humility rather than assuming our experiences are everyone’s experiences.” | “We need to recognize our privilege and practice humility rather than assuming our experiences are everyone’s experiences.” |
| Clinton also drew clear distinctions between herself and her rival, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who was in South Carolina courting black voters while she spoke in Harlem. | Clinton also drew clear distinctions between herself and her rival, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who was in South Carolina courting black voters while she spoke in Harlem. |
| “We aren’t a single-issue country,” Clinton said, swiping Sanders who has described racism as a consequence of economic inequality. | “We aren’t a single-issue country,” Clinton said, swiping Sanders who has described racism as a consequence of economic inequality. |
| Clinton said issues of racial inequality are not just politics to her, they are part of her “north star”. | Clinton said issues of racial inequality are not just politics to her, they are part of her “north star”. |
| “We can’t just show up at election time and say the right things and think that’s enough,” she said, taking a veiled swipe at her challenger, who is seen as having less of a relationship with the African American community. “We can’t just start building relationships a few weeks before a vote.” | “We can’t just show up at election time and say the right things and think that’s enough,” she said, taking a veiled swipe at her challenger, who is seen as having less of a relationship with the African American community. “We can’t just start building relationships a few weeks before a vote.” |
| Clinton was introduced by Congressman Charles Rangel of New York. Mayor Bill De Blasio, New York governor Andrew Cuomo and former attorney general Eric Holder were also in attendance for Clinton’s speech. | Clinton was introduced by Congressman Charles Rangel of New York. Mayor Bill De Blasio, New York governor Andrew Cuomo and former attorney general Eric Holder were also in attendance for Clinton’s speech. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.02pm GMT | at 11.02pm GMT |
| 10.26pm GMT | 10.26pm GMT |
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| Barack Obama rules out recess appointment for Supreme Court replacement | Barack Obama rules out recess appointment for Supreme Court replacement |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| At a news conference at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Rancho Mirage, California, Barack Obama took a detour from advocating for economic growth and increased law enforcement cooperation in Southeast Asia to address the vacancy on the Supreme Court, and his plans to nominate a replacement for the late justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away this past weekend. | At a news conference at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Rancho Mirage, California, Barack Obama took a detour from advocating for economic growth and increased law enforcement cooperation in Southeast Asia to address the vacancy on the Supreme Court, and his plans to nominate a replacement for the late justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away this past weekend. |
| After reiterating his “heartfelt condolences” for the Scalia family, Obama declared that “the constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen now: When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the president is to nominate someone, the senate is to consider that nominee, and either they disapprove of that nominee or that nominee is elected to the Supreme Court. Historically, this has not been viewed as a question.” | After reiterating his “heartfelt condolences” for the Scalia family, Obama declared that “the constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen now: When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the president is to nominate someone, the senate is to consider that nominee, and either they disapprove of that nominee or that nominee is elected to the Supreme Court. Historically, this has not been viewed as a question.” |
| Addressing promises by senate majority leader Mitch McConnell to prevent a vote taking place for any Obama nominee to the Supreme Court, the president dismissed the notion that vacancies to the highest court in the land cannot be filled during an election year. | Addressing promises by senate majority leader Mitch McConnell to prevent a vote taking place for any Obama nominee to the Supreme Court, the president dismissed the notion that vacancies to the highest court in the land cannot be filled during an election year. |
| “There’s no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years,” Obama said. “That’s not in the constitutional text. I’m amused when I hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution” - a veiled swipe at senator Ted Cruz, a presidential candidate who has declared that Scalia’s seat should remain vacant until a new president is elected - “seem to be reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there.” | “There’s no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years,” Obama said. “That’s not in the constitutional text. I’m amused when I hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution” - a veiled swipe at senator Ted Cruz, a presidential candidate who has declared that Scalia’s seat should remain vacant until a new president is elected - “seem to be reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there.” |
| As for an actual nominee, Obama was vague on the details of a potential candidate. “We’re gonna find somebody who’s an outstanding legal mind, somebody who cares about our democracy and cares about he rule of law.,” he said. “I’m going to present somebody who indisputably is qualified for the seat and any fair-minded person... would say would serve with honor and integrity on the court.” | As for an actual nominee, Obama was vague on the details of a potential candidate. “We’re gonna find somebody who’s an outstanding legal mind, somebody who cares about our democracy and cares about he rule of law.,” he said. “I’m going to present somebody who indisputably is qualified for the seat and any fair-minded person... would say would serve with honor and integrity on the court.” |
| The president lambasted the senate, where partisan refusal to confirm other judicial nominees has left 14 candidates for federal judgeships in limbo after unanimous approval by the senate judiciary committee. “We’ve almost gotten accustomed to how obstructionist the senate has become when it comes to nominations,” Obama said. “The basic function of government requires that the president in his or her duties has a team of people - cabinet secretaries, assistant secretaries - that can carry out the basic functions of government.” | The president lambasted the senate, where partisan refusal to confirm other judicial nominees has left 14 candidates for federal judgeships in limbo after unanimous approval by the senate judiciary committee. “We’ve almost gotten accustomed to how obstructionist the senate has become when it comes to nominations,” Obama said. “The basic function of government requires that the president in his or her duties has a team of people - cabinet secretaries, assistant secretaries - that can carry out the basic functions of government.” |
| “The fact that it’s that hard, that we’re even discussing this, is I think a measure of how unfortunately the venom and rancor in Washington has prevented us from getting basic work done,” he said. “This is the supreme court - the highest court in the land. It’s the one court where we would expect elected officials to rise above day-to-day politics. Your job doesn’t stop until you’re voted out, or until your term expires.” | “The fact that it’s that hard, that we’re even discussing this, is I think a measure of how unfortunately the venom and rancor in Washington has prevented us from getting basic work done,” he said. “This is the supreme court - the highest court in the land. It’s the one court where we would expect elected officials to rise above day-to-day politics. Your job doesn’t stop until you’re voted out, or until your term expires.” |
| Obama ruled out installing a supreme court justice during a congressional recess, at least in the near term. “We have more than enough time to go through regular order, regular processes,” he said. “I intend to nominate somebody, to present them to the American people, to present them to the senate. I expect them to hold hearings, and I expect them to hold a vote.” | Obama ruled out installing a supreme court justice during a congressional recess, at least in the near term. “We have more than enough time to go through regular order, regular processes,” he said. “I intend to nominate somebody, to present them to the American people, to present them to the senate. I expect them to hold hearings, and I expect them to hold a vote.” |
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| at 10.27pm GMT | at 10.27pm GMT |
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| Well, that’s one way to win votes in South Carolina... | Well, that’s one way to win votes in South Carolina... |
| America. pic.twitter.com/TeduJkwQF3 | America. pic.twitter.com/TeduJkwQF3 |
| Bush’s gun appears to be an FN Five-seven pistol, manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Armes, a Belgian company. | Bush’s gun appears to be an FN Five-seven pistol, manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Armes, a Belgian company. |
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| at 9.46pm GMT | at 9.46pm GMT |