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Richard Cohen - Sonia Sotomayor: Up From the Projects
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Judge Sotomayor and Race
scotusblog.com — It is remarkable how much ink has been spilled on Sonia Sotomayor’s ethnic background rather than her... legal background. From the moment the nomination was announced, talking heads have called the President’s choice one based on “ ... (more) Judge Sotomayor and Race
A Sotomayor core dump
juliansanchez.com — I’ll cop to sharing some of Yglesias’ irritation at the treatment of Sonia Sotomayor, and if Republicans... are managing to get a rise out of my pallid ass, I can only imagine the kind of damage they’re doing to their brand among, you ... (more) A Sotomayor core dump
'Blog Entry' Sparks Furor Over Sotomayor
npr.org — David Folkenflik Weekend Edition Sunday , May 31, 2009 When federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor emerged... as a leading candidate to be named to the U.S. Supreme Court this spring, one Web article above all drove debate about her merits. The ... (more) 'Blog Entry' Sparks Furor Over Sotomayor
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Daily Kos — ... Richard Cohen thinks that noting Sonia Sotomayor's personal story is "elitism-cum-racism" because other people have come from the projects of New York City and acheived great personal success. Of course I'm not sure if being a rapper, a Whoopi Goldberg impersonator, or Mike Tyson should really be compared to being nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States. ...

"Sotomayor's record shows she's no sure vote on abortion"
How Appealing — ... no sure vote on abortion": Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report. Today in The Washington Post, Michael A. Fletcher and Shailagh Murray report that "Sotomayor Prepares to Meet With Key Senators; Republicans May Stall Confirmation." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "Double Standard: Funny how the achievements on Sonia Sotomayor's resume suddenly count for so little," while columnist Richard Cohen has an op-ed entitled "Dreams Built in the Projects." Today in The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin and Justin ...

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