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Senate Hearings Begin

NPR

Published January 15, 2001 at 9:00 PM PST

Senate hearings begin today for President-elect George Bush's nominee for Attorney General. Senator John Ashcroft is expected to face tough questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee. NPR's Barbara Bradley looks at other contentious confirmation hearings from the past.