WASHINGTON (AP)
Dec 9 2006, 2:04 PM |
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Kansas Senator Sam Brownback says he'll lift his hold on a federal judicial nominee from Michigan if she avoids cases dealing with same-sex unions.
Brownback is a Republican raising money for a possible White House bid. He has stalled the confirmation of Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Janet Neff to the federal bench because she once attended a lesbian commitment ceremony.
Neff has said she attended the ceremony as a friend of one of the two women, a longtime neighbor. She wrote Brownback in October to say the ceremony would not affect her ability to act fairly as a federal judge.
Brownback is a prominent gay marriage opponent. Neff hasn't spoken publicly about her nomination.
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