Senate Confirms Kagan To Become Fourth Woman To Serve On Supreme Court

[The Pope]

Elena Kagan -- who made history as the first female solicitor general and the first female dean of Harvard Law School -- received Senate confirmation Thursday to become the third woman on the current Supreme Court and the fourth female justice in U.S. history, USA Today reports. Five Republican senators crossed party lines to support Kagan, who won confirmation on a 63-37 vote...

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