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Kavanaugh’s Accuser Asks for Additional Day to Decide If She Will Testify

The lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, asked late Friday for an extra day to decide if she will testify next week. It was not immediately clear if the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will give Ford until Saturday to make her decision. Earlier, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley told the lawyers for Ford that the panel “has been extremely accommodating to your client” and wants to hear...

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