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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday held a hearing for Priscilla Owen, President Bush's pick to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Owen was questioned for her views on the bench as a Texas Supreme Court judge. Democrats said she inserted her personal views on abortion against a woman's right to choose in to her opinions.

The 5th Circuit hears cases affecting tribes Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana.

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