United States Senate's process of confirming the president's nominees
<p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="newsmakers">newsmakers</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="world">world</span> – <span word="AS">AS</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>.</p><p><span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nominees">nominees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="governs">governs</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="nominees">nominees</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span>. <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Tedder">Tedder</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> – <span word="give">give</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> – <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nominations">nominations</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Allan">Allan</span> <span word="Lichtman">Lichtman</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="confirmations">confirmations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="political">political</span>."</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1987 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Bork">Bork</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1991, <span word="Clarence">Clarence</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>.</p>
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