Democrats push for more documents on Roberts News
Democrats push for more documents on Roberts

[JURIST] Sen. Patrick Leahy [official website] (D-VT) said Wednesday that notwithstanding White House warnings, Democrats plan to request additional legal writings by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, including work he produced during his tenure as principal deputy solicitor general in President George H.W. Bush's administration. The White House said earlier this week [press briefing text] that any work Roberts produced during private practice or for the government was produced on behalf of clients, and therefore protected by attorney-client privilege. Republicans such as Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) insist that Democrats are "still digging and hoping" to uncover something on Roberts that might stall the nomination process. AP has more.

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Pope Urban II sparks First Crusade

Pope Urban II threw his support behind what would become the First Crusade on November 27, 1095 during the Council of Clairmont. The Pope urged the council's participants to render aid to the Byzantine Empire, which was being attacked by the Seljuks. Pope Urban called for a wide coalition of rich and poor to combat the threat, which eventually resulted in the conquest of much of the Muslim-controlled Levant by the Crusaders and the establishment of the Crusader States. Read Pope Urban's address.  

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