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huffingtonpost.com - 7/18/2009
Frank Ricci: GOP To Showcase Firefighter Sotomayor Ruled Against
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WASHINGTON — Republicans plan to call a white firefighter whose reverse discrimination claim was rejected by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to testify against her. New Haven, Conn. firefighter Frank Ricci brought a lawsuit challenging his city's decision to scrap the results of ...
Rosen Was Right
commentarymagazine.com - 7/16/2009
Rosen Was Right
— commentarymagazine.com — After two days of Sotomayor testimony I thought of Jeffrey Rosen’s piece on Sotomayor back in May... (before he had to backpedal and support her so as not to embarrass the “team”). I don’t think much of his temperament criticism, ... (more) Rosen Was Right

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Republicans Are Splitting on Sotomayor Confirmation
nytimes.com - 7/18/2009
Republicans Are Splitting on Sotomayor Confirmation
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, announced Friday that he would oppose the... nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court even as new backing from other Republicans showed that her seat on the court ... (more) Republicans Are Splitting on Sotomayor Confirmation

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How Republicans missed their chance with Sotomayor
washingtonexaminer.com - 7/16/2009
How Republicans missed their chance with Sotomayor
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 07/16/09 7:41 AM EDT Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are... down to their last chance to make the case that there are serious questions about Sonia Sotomayor's fitness for the Supreme Court. One ... (more) How Republicans missed their chance with Sotomayor

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News Hounds:  Hannity Overlooks Issues Surrounding Anti-Sotomayor Witness

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Hannity Overlooks Issues Surrounding Anti-Sotomayor Witness
News Hounds — Frank Ricci, the firefighter at the heart of the reverse discrimination case that Republicans Fox News has used to paint Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a racist, was on Hannity last night (7/16/09). Despite Sean Hannity’s best efforts, Ricci declined to be pushed into attacking Sotomayor. Not surprisingly, however, white-rights enthusiast Hannity was so busy hailing Ricci as a modern-day Rosa Parks that he failed to reveal to the “we report, you decide” network’s audience the very relevant information that Ricci has quite a lengthy ...

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