1.0 link 229512 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-kendall/key-moments-to-watch-at-t_b_229512.html Supreme Court confirmation hearings are mainly about the back and forth between Senators and the nominee. That's the constitutionally-mandated "advice and consent" dance: Senators get to ask long and often muddled questions and nominees get to give carefully crafted answers that do not reveal how they would rule in any particular case. And if there are any big surprises next week, they will likely come during the questioning. Will there be a made-for-TV "gotcha" moment when Judge Sotomayor is asked...

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