school s first woman dean and tried to bar military recruiters from campus because of the don t ask don t tell policy. supporters say she developed a good reputation as someone who could bring people together. the fox news contributor lis wiehl a harvard alum says kagan hosted poker parties in her home to bring together liberal and conservative professors. shepard: bringing together liberals and conservatives. that s one thing at a poker table. what remains is whether she will have similar success in the u.s. senate. explosion after explosion shaking the ground in central iraq as militants apparently tried to take advantage of political uncertainty there. security forces report a string of attacks in and around baghdad killed more than 90 people today. it was the deadliest day there this year. the worst attack in an area south of the capital city where attackers set off two car bombs, then set a suicide bomber to blow himself up as a crowd gathered in the aftermath.