Court hears challenge to Obama appointments

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CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court in Chicago heard arguments Friday in a case that challenges whether President Barack Obama had the authority to appoint three people to the National Labor Relations Board without Senate approval — and who gets to decide whether the Senate is in session.

At issue are three NLRB appointments Obama made in January under a provision for filling vacancies when Congress is in recess.

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