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Obama to choose successor to Justice Scalia

Monday, 15 February 2016 4:52 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 15 February 2016 4:51 AM ]

This file photo taken on October 05, 2011 shows US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC, on October 5, 2011. Justice Scalia dies at 79 on February 13, 2016, according to a statement by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. (AFP)

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