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Post again ignores conservatives' double standard on judges' reliance on personal experience

July 29, 2009 2:08 pm ET

SUMMARY: Continuing a pattern of ignoring conservatives' support for judicial nominees who have stressed the importance of personal experience, The Washington Post quoted Sen. Jeff Sessions saying he voted against confirming Sonia Sotomayor because, he concluded, she "could not 'set aside her personal opinions and biases.' " But the Post ignored Sessions' vote in favor of Justice Samuel Alito, who discussed the importance of his personal experience during his confirmation hearing.

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