Senators Franken and Klobuchar question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan / Voices of Minnesota: Gerald Heaney

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Hear extended excerpts on questioning of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan by Minnesota Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  

This if followed by a segment on the late judge Gerald Heaney (January 29, 1918-June 22,2010), in his own words. Presented is MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill's 2006 "Voices of Minnesota" interview with Gerald Heaney about his 40-year career on the federal appeals court, his role in the DFL party, and his heroism as an Army Ranger on D-Day in World War II. Heaney died this month at the age of 92. The late Judge Gerald Heaney heard some 3,000 cases during his 4 decades on the federal bench as a U.S. Appeals Court Judge.

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