Obama recess picks challenged in court
Labor-board appointments under scope
Posted: December 1, 2012 at 3:08 a.m.
A federal appeals court in Chicago heard arguments Friday in a case that challenges whether President Barack Obama had the authority to appoint three people to the National Labor Relations Board without Senate approval — and who gets to decide whether the Senate is in session.
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