Nominee to Head Office of Legal Counsel Explains Abortion Footnote
President Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel fielded few questions about her abortion views and little opposition at a confirmation hearing yesterday. The nominee, Dawn Johnsen, is an Indiana University law professor who has been a critic of Bush administration terrorism policies and once served as legal counsel to the abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America. The New York Times reports that the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was smooth sailing for
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