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Fiery Kavanaugh denies quiet accuser Ford in Senate showdown

By LISA MASCARO and
ALAN FRAM
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an
extraordinary and highly
emotional day of Senate
testimony, California psy-
chology professor Chris-
tine Blasey Ford quietly re-
counted her "100 percent"
certainty Thursday that
Supreme Court nominee
Brett Kavanaugh had sexu-
ally assaulted her when
they were teenagers. He
angrily declared he was
"100 percent certain" he
did no such thing.
They both said the event
and the public controversy
that has erupted 36 years
later had altered their lives
forever and for the worse
— perhaps the only thing
they agreed on during a
long day of testimony that
was a study in contrasts of
tone as well as substance. KAVANAUGH-TY
The hearing was a stunning
public airing of a partisan
fight — charged with ex-
plosive gender politics. The
future of a high court, and Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept.
potentially control of Con- 27, 2018.
gress, hangs the balance. Associated Press
Senators were left to de-
cide whether the long day dent Donald Trump’s nomi- for the first time, Ford qui- tee her long-held secret ing of friends when she was
tipped their confirmation nee. etly told the nation and the of the alleged assault in just 15.
votes for or against Presi- Coming forward publicly Senate Judiciary Commit- locked room at a gather- Continued on Page 3