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Updated: The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved and sent to the Senate the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Republican-dominated committee had been expected to recommend confirmation, report the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.), USA Today and the Washington Post. ABA Journal Daily News