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The article discusses events related to U.S. politics. U.S President Richard M. Nixon has nominated judge Harry A. Blackmun for U.S. Supreme Court justice following the rejection of his previous nominee G. Harrold Carswell. A congressional investigation of supermarkets revealed stores are selling products passed their expiration date. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether aircraft company Lockheed Aircraft Corp. concealed information about cost overruns.