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How Tim Kaine Went From City Council To Vice Presidential Candidate

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How Tim Kaine Went From City Council To Vice Presidential Candidate

Most Americans will get their first look at Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Wednesday night. The Democratic vice presidential candidate's career has focused on racial reconciliation and social justice.

How Tim Kaine Went From City Council To Vice Presidential Candidate

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Meet Mike Pence, 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message

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Meet Mike Pence, 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message

In choosing Pence, who addresses the Republican Convention on Wednesday, as his running mate, Donald Trump has reassured both establishment Republicans and social conservatives.

Meet Mike Pence, 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message

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Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Apologizes For Trump Comments

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has expanded on her statement apologizing for her critical comments about Donald Trump. In an interview with NPR, Ginsburg sought to put the controversy behind her.

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Apologizes For Trump Comments

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Apologizes Over Recent Remarks About Donald Trump

In an interview with NPR, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reiterated her mea culpa Thursday over her "ill advised" public criticism of Donald Trump.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Apologizes Over Recent Remarks About Donald Trump

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Apologizes For Trump Comments

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has apologized for remarks she made about Donald Trump. NPR's Nina Totenberg has the latest.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Apologizes For Trump Comments

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Donald Trump Calls On Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Resign

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is calling on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign after she slammed him as a "faker."

Donald Trump Calls On Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Resign

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Supreme Court Concludes Session With Decision On Texas Abortion Law

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg and Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog about all the happenings this past session and the lack of a ninth justice on the court.

Supreme Court Concludes Session With Decision On Texas Abortion Law

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Supreme Court Wraps Up Term With Far-Reaching Decision On Abortion

By a 5-to-3 vote, the court struck down a Texas law enacted in the name of protecting women's health. The court said the law was an unconstitutional sham aimed at limiting women's access to abortion.

Supreme Court Wraps Up Term With Far-Reaching Decision On Abortion

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Supreme Court Finds Texas Law On Abortion Providers Unconstitutional

The 2-year-old law required clinics that provide abortions to have surgical facilities and doctors to have hospital admitting privileges; the justices reversed a federal appeals court decision, 5-3.

Supreme Court Finds Texas Law On Abortion Providers Unconstitutional

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: From Professor To Pugilist

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: From Professor To Pugilist

Elizabeth Warren is a rock star in Democratic politics, and there are reports she's being vetted as a possible Clinton running mate. Yet just a few years ago, she was, in Washington terms, a nobody.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: From Professor To Pugilist

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Supreme Court Expected To Rule On Abortion Case

Some are calling the case over a controversial Texas law the most important abortion rights case in a generation. The Supreme Court's ruling could affect millions of women in several states.

Supreme Court Expected To Rule On Abortion Case

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The Man Who Argued Health Care For Obama Looks Back As He Steps Down

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The Man Who Argued Health Care For Obama Looks Back As He Steps Down

The day after Solicitor General Donald Verrilli announced he was stepping down, he sat down with NPR's Nina Totenberg to reflect on his five years as the government's chief advocate.

The Man Who Argued Health Care For Obama Looks Back As He Steps Down

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Supreme Court Issues Orders On Immigration, Affirmative Action

The high court deadlocked on one major issue but decided another — handing President Obama a setback on immigration but affirming a constitutional role for affirmative action in college admissions.

Supreme Court Issues Orders On Immigration, Affirmative Action

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Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action In College Admissions

The Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in college admissions Thursday in a 4-3 ruling on the University of Texas' use of race as a factor in a program to increase diversity in the student body.

Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action In College Admissions

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