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Obama's top court choice Sotomayor faces battle (Reuters)

 
Reuters - President Barack Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor to join the U.S. Supreme Court will trigger a battle in the U.S. Senate over what conservatives called her liberal positions, but she is likely to prevail. (link)

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