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(CNSNews.com) -- The Justice Department is not saying whether Solicitor General Elena Kagan has been taking the full federal salary of solicitor general since she “ceased” performing the full responsibilities of that position more than two months ago. On July 13, all seven Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Kagan asking her to respond to certain questions for the record. These included: “What date did you cease performing your responsibilities as Solicitor General?” and “What duties are you now performing as Solicitor General?” In written responses presented to the committee on July 19, Kagan said that...