29-05-2016 20:14 via salon.com

Garland gives commencement address at old high school

CHICAGO (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland delivered the commencement speech Sunday at the Chicago-area high school where he graduated as valedictorian 46 years ago, though he didn’t address the partisan divide over his nomination.
The U.S. appeals court judge in Washington, D.C., instead used his 15-minute address to the Niles West High School graduating class to touch on common commencement themes such as life’s unexpected “twists and turns.” He also urg
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