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huffingtonpost.com - 7/7/2009
Sessions Claims Sotomayor Tied To "Extreme" Group
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WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group's papers could shed light on her judicial approach, particularly her view of racial preferences in hiring. White House Counsel ...
briefingroom.thehill.com - 7/9/2009
Firefighters to testify about Sotomayor
— briefingroom.thehill.com — Republicans will call two New Haven firefighters to testify in the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor next... week, making clear the GOP's intent to place affirmative action at the center of Senate battle over Sotomayor's nomination. A Judiciary ... (more) Firefighters to testify about Sotomayor

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Terry Launches 12 City "Defeat Sotomayor" Tour
rightwingwatch.org - 7/6/2009
Terry Launches 12 City "Defeat Sotomayor" Tour
— rightwingwatch.org — The Associated Press published an article today reporting that, with just a week to go before the... start of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, "Republicans are floundering" and conservatives are getting miffed that their ... (more) Terry Launches 12 City "Defeat Sotomayor" Tour

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 7/8/2009
Top Hispanic Legal Group To Jeff Sessions: “We Expect Better”
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — This one's pretty rough -- yet another sign that the GOP's attacks on Sonia Sotomayor are putting... their standing with Latinos at serious risk. (more) Top Hispanic Legal Group To Jeff Sessions: “We Expect ...

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Think Progress:  Sessions Uses Sotomayor Nomination To Continue His Lifelong Crusade Against Civil Rights

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Sessions Uses Sotomayor Nomination To Continue His Lifelong Crusade Against Civil Rights
Think Progress — ... Conservatives have chosen a strange leader to spearhead their charge against Judge Sotomayor — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). With only days remaining until Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings begin, Sessions has focused his attacks on Sotomayor’s past service on the board of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF), a leading civil rights organization that Sessions calls “extreme” because it “brought several race ...

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