The pair sat side-by-side , against a backdrop of legal books and American flags , flanked by Mr. Specter and Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky , the Republican whip , who joked about Kentucky 's basketball rivalry with Indiana , where Judge Roberts grew up .
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Mitch McConnell /people/person/place_lived Kentucky
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Mitch McConnell
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