huffingtonpost.com - 6/3/2009
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Recently Politico.com quoted former Bill Clinton advisor Lanny Davis as having said about the White House and Sonia Sotomayor's controversial statement from a speech she gave at Berkeley, "She misspoke. Every day that goes by that they don't say she misspoke and she used the wrong words ...
gallup.com - 6/2/2009
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans are generally supportive of
President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to...
the U.S. Supreme Court. A majority of Americans, 54%, say they would like to see the Senate confirm her to the Court, according to a ...
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Majority of Americans Favor Sotomayor Confirmation
thehill.com - 6/3/2009
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thehill.com —
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday launched
her campaign to convince senators she’s worthy of a...
lifetime appointment, and at least one GOP member of the Judiciary Committee acknowledged her confirmation is all but a foregone conclusion. ...
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GOP Sen: Nominee could get 75 votes
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The Hollywood Liberal —
... President Obama welcomed former First Lady Nancy Reagan back to the White House on Tuesday afternoon where he announced plans to mark the Ronald Reagan… Julie Menin: No Apology Necessary for Sotomayer Recently Politico.com quoted former Bill Clinton advisor Lanny Davis as having said about the White House and Sonia Sotomayor’s controversial statement from a speech… ...
Digest for June 2nd through June 4th
The Republic of T. —
Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for June 2nd through June 4th:
The GM “Precedent” -
Sotomayor must dummy up -
Judicial Abstraction -
The Compassion of Dr. Tiller -
Dr. George Tiller Didn’t Have to Die -
Julie Menin: No Apology Necessary for Sotomayer -
Phil Bronstein: I feel your pain, see your "empathy," and raise you a little ...
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prospect.org 6/3/2009 — Republicans talk so much about "judicial activism" because it's a dog whistle to the base. Too bad that base is increasingly small and irrelevant.
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mediamatters.org 5/26/2009 — Hour 1: Limbaugh Reacts To Sotomayor Nomination: "Horrible," "Hack," "Disaster" Nominee Who Should "Fail" Published Tue, May 26, 2009 1:34pm ET This hour of the Limbaugh Wire brought to you by Judge Sotomayor - the "horrible," "hack," "disaster" ...
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firedoglake.com 5/30/2009 —
It's time to play "Which Judge Said This?", the new board game from Firedoglake Productions. Simply guess which judge uttered the words and win fabulous prizes! And remember: if you want to play, you can't watch the video first. AND ...
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White House: Sotomayor Used Poor Choice Of Words
huffingtonpost.com 6/7/2009 — WASHINGTON — In a bit damage control, the White House on Friday said Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor acknowledges she chose her words poorly by saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a "better" conclusion than a ...
Sotomayor Bio
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Is Sotomayor Really Anti-Business?
forbes.com 5/28/2009 — Within minutes of President Barack Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, the conservative Judicial Confirmation Network sent a memorandum to members highlighting her controversial ruling in an employment discrimination suit ...
Sotomayor: Slowing things down? —
First Read 6/3/2009
With Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill yesterday, “Republican leaders signaled they would resist President Obama's push to confirm her by Aug. 7, the start of the Senate's summer recess. Sessions and Leahy are expected to meet Wednesday to begin ...
Newt backtracks on 'racist' remark —
First Read 6/3/2009
From NBC's Pete WilliamsFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich now says he should not have used the word "racist" to describe Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
Writing in the conservative "Human Events," he said, "The word 'racist' should ...
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