thehill.com - 7/13/2009
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Image During his opening statement in Monday’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) told nominee Sonia Sotomayor that she is virtually assured of Senate approval. “Unless you have a complete meltdown, you’re going to be confirmed,” said Graham, capturing the sentiment ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 7/13/2009
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As The Ticket often does, we will be
publishing in full here the opening statements of senators...
on the Judciary Committee at the start of the confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor to join the Supreme Court. Below so far are statements of ...
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Sotomayor hearing: All Senators' opening statement ...
michellemalkin.com - 7/13/2009
americanprogress.org - 7/9/2009
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L alo en espa ol Download this memo
(pdf) Before Judge Sonia Sotomayor s nomination was announced,...
her right-wing opponents threw every baseless claim they could imagine, hoping that something would stick. Yet Sotomayor is increasingly popular days ...
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Myth vs. Fact: Conservative Attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
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Poll: Slim majority favors Sotomayor confirmation
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... finds. At 53%, Sotomayor's support is virtually unchanged from a similar poll in mid-May, in which 54% of respondents favored confirmation. 33% oppose Sotomayor, and 13% have no opinion. [image] With Sotomayor's hearings kicking off today, many observers think the nominee is a lock for confirmation. Even Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) predicted Sotomayor would breeze through the Senate, barring a "complete meltdown."
Updates from the Sotomayor hearings
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... Also, while the Confederacy wing of the GOP is attacking Sotomayor, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told the judge that she's going to get confirmed: ...
Graham: Sotomayor 'might actually be a trade-up' from Souter
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... Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who gave Judge Sonia Sotomayor the benefit of the doubt during the opening day of the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings Monday, stressed afterward that Sotomayor still has to explain some things before he makes up his mind on his vote — without predicting, of course, that she would go into the "complete meltdown" that he cited as the only event that could derail her nomination. "She's got a couple things to explain to me," Graham said on Fox News. "I don't know how I'm going to vote because I haven't got a chance to talk to her yet." ...
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Ante Up: The Supreme Court Poker Tournament —
Politics Daily
Bonnie compares the back and forth between Sonia Sotomayor and her Senate questioners to the airy give-and-take of a Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dance. But it's not ballroom dance -- or musicals like those mentioned by Melinda and Mary -- that I've been thinking about; it's poker.
Observe ...
Graham: Sotomayor 'within the mainstream' —
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor is "within the mainstream" of jurists, a key Republican senator in her confirmation battle said Monday night.
"She's been a judge for 12 years, and when you look at her opinions, she's left of center but within the mainstream," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said during an ...
Supremely Boring —
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How dull are these Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court confirmation hearings?Well, even her nephews can't manage to stay awake. When you have an endless procession of Democrats slobbering over an unqualified candidate, it's not enough to keep awake even her most ardent admirers. Almost makes you long ...
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