Senate to Start Roberts' Hearings Today (AP)
12th Sep 2005, 13:52 GMT
AP - The Senate Judiciary Committee opens its hearings Monday on Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts. How Roberts answers questions from the panel's 18 members about his record as a conservative lawyer in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations will play heavily into the confirmation vote by the full Senate, expected before the end of September.
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