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On October 3, 2005, Harriet Miers was nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush to replace retired Associate ...

In 1868 the Senate revised its rules to require the referral of nominations to "appropriate committees." Those committees conducted in-depth review of nominees ...

In total, the Senate consists of 100 members. From its inception in 1789 until 1913, senators were appointed by the state legislature of their respective states ...