Obama could fill Supreme Court vacancy with recess appointment
Recess Appointments,Barack Obama,Supreme Court
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The window is still open on President Obama's option of replacing the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with a recess appointment, although the White House says the president won't pursue such an antagonistic course.
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