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Sotomayor hearings: No weapons, clothing with profanity (AFP)

 
AFP - The US public may attend hearings on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court -- but not with weapons or clothing bearing profanity, the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday. (link)

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