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Posted at 01:07 PM ET, 06/28/2012

Chief Justice Roberts votes for Obama, who didn’t vote for him

By Al Kamen
Sen. Barack Obama wanted to, but ultimately didn’t vote for John Roberts to be chief justice.

By Al Kamen  |  01:07 PM ET, 06/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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