Cat scratch disease is a bacterial infection that a person can get after being scratched, licked, or bitten by a cat or kitten. In the United States, most cases happen in the fall and winter and usually affect kids, probably because they're more likely to play with cats and be bitten or scratched.
The total number of Obama Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the United States Senate is 329, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 55 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 268 judges to the United States district courts, and four judges to the United States Court of International Trade.
For decades conservatives have yearned for control of the U.S. Supreme Court. For decades, they have been frustrated in achieving that goal, despite having as many as seven Republican appointees on the court. This term, though, conservatives seem to have reached the promised land. With new Chief Justice John Roberts at the helm and Justice Samuel Alito replacing justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the direction of the court for this term, at least, has been transformed.