Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 45 unrelated 42 von Spakovsky 42 Erroll Southers 42 Ms. Goodling 41 Russ Feingold D Wis 41 Rove Miers 40 Confirmation hearings 40 Zoe Lofgren D Calif 40 qualifications 39 Henry Waxman D Calif 39 Senate 39 hearings 39 Dawn Johnsen 39 Rob Nabors 39 judicial nominations 39 unduly hostile 38 Carl Levin D Mich 38 judicial confirmations 38 obj obj = 38 Joseph Lieberman I-Conn. 37 noncontroversial 37 Southers nomination 37 gubernatorial appointees 37 confirmation hearings 37 congressional 37 Minority Leader Harry Reid 36 Leslie Southwick 36 appointees 36 Majority Leader Bill Frist 36 Partisan politics 36 Sen. Dianne Feinstein D-Calif. 36 lieutenant governor 36 Lester Crawford 36 senators 36 Senate Judiciary Committee 36 Jeff Sessions R-Ala. 35 presidentially appointed 35 Don Nickles 35 committees 35 constitutional prerogatives 35 judicial nominees 35 Peter Keisler 35 recess appointment 35 Lowell Jacoby 35 legislative 35 Feinstein D Calif 35 Senate Majority Leader Harry 35 Lindsay Graham RS.C. 35 appointee 35 Judiciary Committee 35 subcommittees 35 Appropriations Committees 35 monthlong recess 35 Banking Committee 34 judgeship 34 Elizabeth Birnbaum 34 Richard Durbin D-Ill. 34 procedural 34 Cantil Sakauye 34 gubernatorial appointee 34 Judiciary committees 34 Joseph Biden D-Del. 34 JURIST report 34 Tom Coburn R-Okla. 34 Nothing vulgar obscene 34 issues 34 senatorial courtesy 34 Ellen Sauerbrey 34 Sen. Ken Salazar 34 filibuster Alito 34 successfully filibustered 34 Andrew von Eschenbach 34 Goodwin Liu 34 Orszag 34 Reid D Nev 34 Gawker Media polls 34 William Moschella 34 procedural roadblocks 33 substantive 33 Aviation Subcommittee 33 germane 33 Bernanke reappointment 33 IV DW.Va. 33 Meredith Attwell Baker 33 congressional hearings 33 lame duck session 33 Cancellation fees 33 congressional recess 33 Subcommittees 33 subpanel 33 appointive 33 OIRA 33 White House 33 interrogating detainees 33 Capitol Hill 33 Carte Goodwin 33 Judiciary Subcommittee 33 Michael Luttig 33 rulemaking 33 judge Priscilla Owen 33 Daniel Tarullo