From the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (Gary Harmon):
U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s position on water rights will be high on the lists of issues for U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall when considering Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bennet also will pay close attention to her position on individual rights, while fellow Colorado Democrat Udall said he’d like to know how Kagan would tackle other natural-resources law…
Bennet said he would like to hear Kagan acknowledge the critical importance of water in the West and the need to preserve and protect Colorado’s rightful share under current law, a Bennet spokesman said in an e-mail.
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