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White House Watch: Presidential Campaigning, High Court Blockade

By John T. Bennett

Posted October 28, 2016 at 3:24pm

By John T. Bennett and Cody Long

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Roll Call’s White House Correspondent John T. Bennett previews President Barack Obama’s busy week of campaigning next week. He also discusses the White House joining the conversation on who will be chosen as the ninth Supreme Court justice. Several Senate Republicans have come forward to purposefully counter any pick chosen by a Democratic president. Find out more in this week’s White House Watch.

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