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What the Republicans will ask Sonia Sotomayor
washingtonexaminer.com - 7/10/2009
What the Republicans will ask Sonia Sotomayor
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There's been a lot of discussion about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's views on affirmative action, quotas, and the role of federal judges. But with confirmation hearings set to begin Monday morning, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are becoming increasingly concerned about ...
Day One: Spotlight on Sotomayor
michellemalkin.com - 7/13/2009
Day One: Spotlight on Sotomayor
— michellemalkin.com — Read this post » (more) Day One: Spotlight on Sotomayor

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americanprogress.org - 7/9/2009
Myth vs. Fact: Conservative Attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
— americanprogress.org — 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 ... (more) Myth vs. Fact: Conservative Attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor

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judiciary.senate.gov - 7/10/2009
“The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the ...
— judiciary.senate.gov — The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United... States July 6, 2009 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an ... (more) “The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an ...

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Dumbest pro-Sotomayor op-ed of the week
Michelle Malkin — ... Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sotomayor and Abortion for Undesired “Populations.” And from Byron York : What Republicans will ask Sotomayor. Wall-to-wall TV coverage of the nomination hearings kicks off on Monday. Look for a resurgence of ...

Larwyn's Linx: How to distribute wealth, Chicago-style
Doug Ross @ Journal — Have a great link you'd like me to review? Drop me an email or reply via Twitter . Nation [image] How to distribute wealth, Chicago-style : NewEd About that CIA lie : WSJ What the GOP will ask of Sotomayor : York Fleming: Congress must use their National Healthcare : SIGIS Political opposition may soon be a 'hate crime' : Examiner Unions gave ACORN nearly $10 million : Examiner The State Despotic : Steyn MoveOn holds rallies for health care reform : NewEd Hoodwinking the Health Lobby : ...

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In a series of simulated hearings, Sonia Sotomayor has been reviewing her past writings, speeches, and legal opinions while rehearsing questions she is likely to hear next week when the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up her high court nomination.
Sotomayor: Prepping for next week — First Read
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AP - Women's groups, euphoric when President Barack Obama chose Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, have been remarkably quiet in the weeks since on the judge who would be the court's third woman ever.
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Days before the start of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, a new national poll indicates that by a narrow margin, Americans would like the Senate to confirm her as the next Supreme Court justice.
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