President Obama: ‘I’ve made my decision’ on Supreme Court nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he'll announce his Supreme Court nominee in a Rose Garden ceremony on Wednesday morning...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he’ll announce his Supreme Court nominee in a Rose Garden ceremony on Wednesday morning.

He’s not naming the pick before the 11 a.m. announcement, but the subject line of an email to supporters says: “I’ve made my decision.”

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Sources have told The Associated Press that Obama has narrowed the list to three appeals court judges: Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the appeals courts in Washington, D.C.; Sri Srinivasan, a judge on that court; and Paul Watford of the appeals courts based in San Francisco.

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Republicans who run the Senate have said they won’t consider an Obama nominee in an election year and want the next president to make that choice.

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