Trailblazing - A trail-blazing idea, event, or organization is new, exciting, and original.
Abhor, Abhorred - If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.
Lapse, lapsed - A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well.
Kagan is a "trailblazing leader" who is "open to a broad array of viewpoints" and is a proven "consensus builder," Obama said at the White House.
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While serving as dean at Harvard Law, Kagan said she "abhorred" the military's "discriminatory recruitment policy." She called it "a profound wrong -- a moral injustice of the first order."
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Clinton picked her (Elena Kagan) in 1999 for the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. But no Senate confirmation hearings were held, and the nomination lapsed. The seat was later filled by John Roberts, who quickly used the appointment as a springboard to chief justice.
Source - http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/10/scotus.kagan/index.html?hpt=T1
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