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As dean of Harvard Law, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan had to reconcile the conflict between the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and Harvard's anti-discrimination policy with respect to military recruiters on campus.

While she never barred the military from campus, Kagan called its policy on gay service members a "moral injustice."

This was one of those inexplicable policy hold overs from the Bush administration that many Obama supporters shook their heads at.

But now, well, looks like they’ve found their way out of the woods.

INDEPENDENT VOTERS

Continued look at who independent voters are/are not and Obama’s poll numbers…

No major gaffes in her testimony, so the Republicans really don’t have much choice at this point.

Sure, they may not agree with her politics, but they have to save their strength for bigger fights.

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee spent Tuesday questioning Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor about her judicial philosophy among other things.

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank was at the hearing, and talks with Steve Inskeep about what he witnessed.

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