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Handling the "Whoopses": Judge Sotomayor and The Art of Fixing a Misspeak.

Michael Maslansky | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

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Michael Maslansky

In today's age of the media microscope, every judge, politician or CEO has at least one "whoops" that they wish they hadn't said or done. The challenge is in how well you handle your critics.

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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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At Sotomayor Hearings, Some Like it Simple

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

Any judgment that differs from mine, to the extent it differs from mine, does not reflect reality. I am White Guy.

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The GOP's Mischaracterization of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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Sophia A. Nelson

Sotomayor is the most qualified judge to approach the Senate for Supreme Court confirmation in at least 70 years. This should cause the GOP to take a long "reflective pause" and frankly back off.

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The GOP's Canny Hit Plan on Sotomayor

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The GOP's goal is to bully, cow, and badger Sotomayor on the hit points to insure that she toes the line not solely before the panel, but on the bench.

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No Joke -- Franken is a Senator

Mike Smith | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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Mike Smith

Too bad Sen. Al Franken is being held-up by Senate Leadership before he gets to join the health care debate.

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G.O.P. Senators Planning To Question Sotomayor's Impartiality

New York Times | Maria Newman | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

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The day before Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings were to begin, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled on Sunday that they would...

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Holder Pushes Hate Crime Bill in Wake of Recent Wave of Hate

Janet Murguía | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Janet Murguía

Hate has always been present. But the recent spike in violence against immigrants is being fanned by the flames of the anger and hateful rhetoric being voiced in the debate over immigration.

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Sotomayor's Diversity and The Supremes

Scott Page | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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Scott Page

My initial reaction to Sotomayor's 'richness of experience' claim was to find it disarming, but I was reading the quote out of context. I found it disarming because it seemed so humble.

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McConnell Warns Dem "Rush" To Confirm Sotomayor Will Have "Consequences"

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Republicans accused Democrats Wednesday of moving too hastily on Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, warning that the decis...

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Manuel Miranda Was Not the Only Bad Apple in the Scandal Known As Memogate

David Fiderer | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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David Fiderer

Republican lawyer Manuel Miranda's scheme for pilfering Democratic documents continued without glitch from early 2002 until November 2003. And then it all unraveled within one week.

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Jeff Sessions Annoyed By Crying Child At Hearing

The New Republic | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committe held the first-ever hearing on the Uniting American Families Act, which would equalize the status of foreign-...

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Sonia, Who? Way Outta Center-Left Field

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Richard M. Benjamin

President Obama has chosen one tough, intellectually dazzling, judicially seasoned woman as his Supreme Court pick.

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David Hamilton: Republicans Block Obama's First Judiciary Nominee

Bloomberg News | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Republicans temporarily blocked Senate committee action on President Barack Obama's first judicial appointment, attacking the nominee for rulings base...

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Specter's Supreme Court Recommendations: Four Women Who Are Not Judges

Legal Times | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter has given his list to President Barack Obama. The former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said today that Obama had aske...

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William Smith, GOP Chief Counsel, Links Gay Marriage To Pedophilia

Legal Times | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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The new chief Republican counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote a blog post last month in which he linked same-sex marriage to pedophilia, a...

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What Can We Expect Now that Sessions Leads Republicans on Judges?

Nan Aron | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

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Nan Aron

Who is Senator Sessions? He's has been an outspoken opponent of the Voting Rights Act, immigration reform, embryonic stem cell research, and a woman's right to choose.

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Gillibrand vs. the Minutemen: The New Politics of Immigration as Senate Begins Debate

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

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Frank Sharry

As we look ahead to Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on common sense immigration reform, it's time once again to take stock of the emerging new politics of immigration.

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Sam Stein

Feingold Urges Obama To Support Truth And Reconciliation Commission

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

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Senator Russ Feingold urged the president on Tuesday to support the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate potential illegal...

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Time for Progressives to Fight for the Judiciary They Deserve

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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Cristóbal Joshua Alex

Progressives must ensure that President Obama's nominees receive the same fair and balanced treatment demanded by Senate Republicans.

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Why Rove Attacks Eric Holder: To Provide Cover for Bush's Pardons

Paul Abrams | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

Karl Rove understands better than anyone that George Bush needs as much wiggle room as possible to provide the pardons he and scores of his rogue colleagues expect.

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GOP's Orrin Hatch Supports Eric Holder, But...

Washington Post | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), in supporting Eric Holder's nomination to be attorney general today, noted supporting words from Senate Republicans, espec...

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Leahy Report Justifies Rove Contempt Charges

The Raw Story | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is releasing a 60-page report justifying its contempt of Congress citations aimed at Karl Rove and other Bush administr...

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Right-Wing Supreme Court Draws Ire Of Senate Judiciary Committee

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home

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Cristóbal Joshua Alex

The Supreme Court has shifted dangerously to the right and is now the most pro-business Court since the monopoly greasing "Lochner-era" Court of the late 19th century.

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More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The FBI improperly used national security letters in 2006 to obtain personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert M...

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