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Dawn Johnsen In Real Trouble?

by David Kurtz
04.24.09 | 7:04 am

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) cites her work for NARAL in saying he’s unlikely to support Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to head DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel.

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