Headline Roundup • October 5th, 2018
GOP Senator Susan Collins to Vote "Yes" on Kavanaugh
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins announced she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, likely cementing his confirmation as the Senate heads into a final vote on Saturday afternoon. Many of Kavanaugh's supporters lauded Collins' speech, in which she expressed her support for his judicial record as well has her strong desire to maintain due process. Some in opposition denounced the move, accusing her of failing to adequately side with sexual assault survivors.
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Republican Senator Collins says will vote to confirm Kavanaugh

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Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Friday she will vote to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, strongly increasing his chances of confirmation.
Thank You, Susan Collins
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We are not prone to praising Susan Collins. But we are delighted to make an exception for her impressive speech on the Senate floor this afternoon explaining why sheβll vote βyesβ on Brett Kavanaugh.
Susan Collins was supposed to be different
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But in her speech announcing that sheβd vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, she ended up sounding like Trump.
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