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Leah Ward Sears' Court Chances Complicated By Clarence Thomas Bond

Washington Post | Krissah Thompson | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics

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One day in the early 1990s, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas telephoned Leah Ward Sears to introduce himself. She was a rising star in Georgia's ...

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Clarence Thomas's America

Ian Millhiser | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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Ian Millhiser

It's sad that, after defeating the twin dragons of racism and poverty, Clarence Thomas has spent his career working to ensure that no one will ever follow in his footsteps.

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Justice Clarence Thomas: Too Much Focus On Rights

New York Times | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question from the Supreme Court bench since Feb. 22, 2006. He speaks only to announce his majority opinions, r...

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Taking A Lost Case to the Supreme Court-- Three Times?

Rob Kall | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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Rob Kall

It is outrageously wrong that Altria/R.J. Reynolds tobacco could, because of its immense wealth and deep pockets, delay and abuse the Supreme Court system.

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Clarence Thomas: Americans Don't Sacrifice As Much

AP | SUE LINDSEY | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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LEXINGTON, Va. — Americans today are self-indulgent and don't make the sacrifices that their parents and grandparents did, and the nation's lead...

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Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

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The Biggest Loser

Gregory Allen Howard | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

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Gregory Allen Howard

If a white man with Clarence Thomas's meager background of minor government bureaucrat had been put up for the Supreme Court, there would have been outrage. Except that he was Black.

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The GOP's White Supremacy

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.

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Race, Gender and the Media in the 2008 Elections

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Marcia G. Yerman

Like everyone else in America, I was waiting to see how the match up between Palin and Biden would transpire. Beyond the giddy atmosphere that was bu...

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Exclusive! Tapes Of Palin Debate Cram Session!

Martin Lewis | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Martin Lewis

I KNEW we'd heard that voice somewhere before! And I knew we'd heard this ANSWER somewhere before! "Something doesn't smell right..." - David Lett...

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Biden Blowing in Winds of Women's History

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Jamie Stiehm

History has put Sen. Biden right in the ring with two of the most galvanizing women of our time.

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Deja Vu All Over Again for Biden

Ferentz LaFargue | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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Ferentz LaFargue

Through her GOP affiliation Palin like Thomas has been rendered untouchable, and also like in Thomas' case, the person at the forefront of the opposition's strategy is Joe Biden.

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McCain Wimps Out, Country Shrugs

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Far from the eccentric rebel he likes to portray, McCain is a sad pawn in the religious right's attempt to maintain power in the GOP and over the country.

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The Trojan Horses of Sarah Palin and Clarence Thomas

Justin Frank | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Justin Frank

Since Governor Sarah Palin arrived on the national stage, people have been comparing her to others. Some say Dan Quayle (who actually DID become Vice...

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She's Not Quayle; She's Thomas

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Robert S. McElvaine

A second X-chromosome is no more a sufficient qualification for being women's choice for the vice presidency than dark pigmentation was for being African-Americans' choice for a seat on the Supreme Court.

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John McCain's Choice of Sarah Palin Telegraphs His Misogyny

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

I've always believed that George Herbert Walker Bush's appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was an example of white supremacy. Here's ...

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Michelle Obama's Speech: A High-Tech Groveling

Adam Hanft | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Adam Hanft

The one thing I haven't read in all the praise and accolades is the simple fact that this was a speech Michelle should never have had to make.

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Hey, There, Pay Attention -- The Supreme Court May Be Up For Grabs

Martin Garbus | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Martin Garbus

For the first time in decades, the makeup on the Court is direct and center in the election. McCain and Obama have staked out totally different positions -- and whoever wins will have two nominations.

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Toobin: A McCain Court Could Overturn Roe In "Maybe A Year"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.20.2008 | Media

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You know what they say: You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, and you can also pick the next three justices to sit on the Supreme Court. ...

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Thomas: No Questions in 2 Years

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Two years and 144 cases have passed since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last spoke up at oral arguments. It is a period of ...

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Clarence Thomas: "I Wouldn't Say I Like" Being Supreme Court Judge

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Clarence Thomas hates his job. Earlier this week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at Chapman University, revealing that he doesn't even r...

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Giuliani To Conservatives: I'll Pick Your Kind Of Judges

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Rudy Giuliani assured a conservative legal group Friday that if elected president he would appoint federal judges who adhere to their principles. He a...

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Thomas: My Yale Law Degree Is Worth '15 Cents'

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a 15-cent price tag stuck to his Yale law degree, blaming the school's affirmative action policies in ...

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Other Supreme Court Justices Find Thomas' Biography "Unseemly"

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Supreme Court justices reportedly are aren't thrilled with Clarence Thomas's new biography. The NY Posts's Cindy Adams writes, "Phrases swatted about ...

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"60 Minutes" Offered No Rebuttal To Thomas' Anita Hill Claims

Media Matters For America | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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The September 30 broadcast of CBS' 60 Minutes featured an interview with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, which coincided with the October 1 rel...

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