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Sen. Nelson Will Vote For Sotomayor

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska says he'll support Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when the Senate votes on her confir...

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Sessions To Vote Against Sotomayor

Associated Press | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he'll vote against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Alabama Sen...

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Much Ado About So Little It Hurts

Richard Laermer | Posted 08.16.2009 | Media

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Richard Laermer

The issue before the Senate is simple: Is the nominee qualified to sit on the Court? The answer: Yes. All the kvetching about how a nominee's race shaped her worldview is for the cameras, baby.

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CNN Urges Senators to Ask Sotomayor More Questions About Michael Jackson

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.15.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

"Our viewers want to know who's going to have custody of Blanket and the other Jackson children, and none of that is being addressed in these hearings," said CNN's Larry King.

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Sen. Grassley Admits To Different Standards For Alito And Sotomayor

Think Progress | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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During the opening day of confirmation hearings, Judge Sonia Sotomayor came under fire from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) for stating that her experien...

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Sotomayor Challenge Blows Up in Sessions' Face

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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Ouch! Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), seeking to discredit Judge Sonia Sotomayor's judicial philosophy, cited her 2001 "wise Latina" speech, and contr...

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Sotomayor Was Tougher Than Colleagues On White Collar Crime

AP | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor typically handed out tougher prison sentences than her colleagues in the federal courthouse in M...

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Sotomayor Gets ABA's Highest Rating, Unanimously

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor earned a "well-qualified" rating from the American Bar Association on Tuesday as she prepared...

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GOP Senators Now Questioning Sotomayor's Commitment To Constitution

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a new narrative ahead of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, questioning her commitment...

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Senator Refuses To Meet With Sotomayor, Late Because Of Injury

Think Progress | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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Last Thursday, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) was scheduled to meet with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Yet when Sotomayor was delayed because of her...

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GOP: Sotomayor Fight Not Helping Us Much

Politico | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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Nearly a month after President Barack Obama picked her for the Supreme Court, Republican senators say Sonia Sotomayor isn't serving as the political l...

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Inhofe Refuses To Meet With Sotomayor

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Jim Inhofe, who said Thursday he would not be supporting Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, has now announced he will not even meet with the ...

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Sen. Inhofe: I Decided To Oppose Sotomayor "Eleven Years Ago"

Think Progress | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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In a surprisingly candid statement, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) admitted that his vote to oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was a "foregone co...

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Sotomayor Defends Ties to Elite All-Women's Club

The New York Times | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Monday defended her membership in an all-female networking club, telling senators preparing for her Supreme Court confirmatio...

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Sam Stein

Sotomayor Champion D'Amato Goes Silent On Supreme Court Nomination

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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Several weeks after Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, former Republican Sen. Alfonse D'Amato wrote a...

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George H.W. Bush: Sotomayor Attacks "Not Right"

CNN | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

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Former President George H.W. Bush stood up for his former judicial nominee Sonia Sotomayor Friday, telling CNN Anchor Robin Meade that GOP critics who...

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Belizean Grove: Sotomayor Joined Elite Women's-Only Club

Politico | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor last year accepted an invitation the Belizean Grove, an elite but little-known women's-only group. Founded near...

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Sugar, Sugar

Daniel Menaker | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Daniel Menaker

Judge Sotomayor's medical circumstance is in the here and now, and though at this point there's surely no point in worrying, as someone who has Type 1 diabetes, I worry.

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Senate Republicans Encourage Right-Wing Sotomayor Attacks

The Hill | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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In public, Senate Republicans have kept their distance from conservative attacks on Sonia Sotomayor -- but behind the scenes, they have encouraged act...

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Sotomayor Shaped By Gritty First Job In Manhattan DA's Office

The Washington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Former New York police detective Chris Montanino remembers his frustration nearly three decades ago, when he was ready to go after child-porn distribu...

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When Did Newt and the Gang Become Experts on Race? Playing the Race Card Against Sotomayor

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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C. Nicole Mason

According to the new definition of racism -- let's call it neo-racism -- anyone who believes we have not achieved racial equality can be considered a racist.

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Sonia Sotomayor: Americans Back Nominee In Poll

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Americans have a more favorable first impression of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor than they did for any of President George...

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Leahy: "Unbelievable" Sotomayor Attacks Demand Earlier Hearing (VIDEO)

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — AP The Senate's top Democrat praised federal judge Sonia Sotomayor Tuesday as an extraordinarily well-qualified Supreme Court nomin...

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GOP Senators OK With Race-Based Sotomayor Attacks

AP | BEN FELLER and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Venturing into a tradition of protocol and politics, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor prepared Monday to greet the senators wh...

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Jason Linkins

NYT Edits 'Sharp Tongue' Sotomayor Headline

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.02.2009 | Media

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As you may have heard, there was this one time that Judge Sonia Sotomayor totally interrupted a government lawyer, for the first time ever in the hist...

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