President Obama said today that he hopes the Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process will once again be “smooth, civil, thoughtful,” and that he hopes to “accelerate” the process so the new justice can be seated by the next session.Obama also said, when asked if he was close to a decision on the nominee, that “we’ve got some terrific potential candidates.”
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