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In case you missed the Kagan hearings re-run on C-Span this weekend, or weren't following newscoverage last week, maybe out picking berries and canoodling in the summer fields -- not that there's anything wrong with that -- a quick Google search reveals this is what she said about judicial modesty:

In the first day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said she would be a "modest" justice and show proper deference to Congress and the presidency, the New York Times reports. Kagan pledged to consider each case with "even-handedness and impartiality" and to offer a "fair shake" to everyone who comes before the court.

According to the Times, Kagan's statements aimed to mollify Republican criticism that she would advance a liberal agenda if confirmed to the court. Both parties expect Kagan to win confirmation, barring "unforeseen circumstances," the Times reports.

Important because it sounds like the senators, especially Lindsay Graham, intend to follow up and watch her closely, holding her to her professed words during the job interview. Read the whole thing?