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Ashcroft hearing set for January 16th; 3 days scheduled

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled the confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft to begin on Tuesday, January 16, a Senate aide has told CNN.

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Democratic sources tell CNN's Bob Franken that Ronnie White, the black Missouri Supreme Court Justice who Ashcroft opposed for a federal judgeship, has agreed to testify Thursday.

Live testimony is expected to take three days, but a vote could be delayed because the committee is awaiting background material to be sent over from the FBI and the Bush transition team. The material includes legal writings, speeches, and other sources of Ascroft's legal views.

The background information has been delayed because of the late conclusion to the election, the aide said.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, and ranking Republican Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, settled on the schedule at a meeting Tuesday in Leahy's office.

Senators will deliver opening statements Tuesday afternoon and Ashcroft will testify Wednesday. The committee is still working to schedule additional witnesses.


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