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Bush Installs Judge Pickering in Recess Appointment

Bush Installs Judge Pickering in Recess Appointment

President Bush used his recess appointing power to install Mississippi judge Charles Pickering to a federal appeals court after Democratic Senators blocked his nomination in October. Pickering’s critics say he backed laws barring interracial marriage and had ties to segregationist groups. [includes transcript]

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