Obama: Will name indisputably qualified nominee for court

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he would nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court who is “indisputably” qualified. He called on the staunch Republican opposition in the Senate to rise above “venom and rancor” and give the nominee a vote.
“I intend to do my job between now and January 20 of 2017,” Obama said. “I expect them to do their job as well.”
Obama told reporters at a news confe