Kagan's Approval Appears Likely After Second Day of Questioning

USA Today: Kagan approval seems sure after hearings, by Joan Biskupic:

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan finished two long days of Senate questioning on Wednesday, appearing headed to confirmation as the fourth female justice in history.

"I believe you're going to be" approved, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. "I think even the other side would have to admit that you have a wonderfully well-ordered mind."

"You have handled yourself well," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., more of a critic. He had challenged views Kagan expressed while an adviser to President Clinton against a federal ban on an abortion procedure critics call partial birth. . . .