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Historic US Supreme Court pick faces critics – AFP

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Washington Post
Historic US Supreme Court pick faces critics
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Sonia Sotomayor, almost sure to become the first Hispanic US Supreme Court justice, was expected to face tough questioning from Republican senators openly skeptical of her impartiality. The appeals court judge was scheduled to appear …
Analysis: Old arguments flare at hearingsThe Associated Press
GOP aims to paint Sotomayor as biasedLos Angeles Times
Sotomayor Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their SayNew York Times
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Sotomayor hearings begin with support, skepticism – Los Angeles Times

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Times Online
Sotomayor hearings begin with support, skepticism
Los Angeles Times
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee tout her Bronx upbringing and historic nomination, while some Republicans warn she could be an 'activist judge' with an agenda. By James Oliphant Reporting from Washington — The cases for and against the …
Sotomayor's Record on Enviro Issues Faces Scrutiny as Hearings BeginNew York Times
Sotomayor vows impartiality if confirmed to courtThe Associated Press
Sotomayor Pledges Commitment to Law, Impartiality if Confirmed for …Voice of America
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Graham predicts Sotomayor OK 'barring meltdown' – The Associated Press

Monday, July 13th, 2009

FOXNews
Graham predicts Sotomayor OK 'barring meltdown'
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a Hispanic pioneer well qualified for the Supreme Court on Monday, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack Obama's views as well at the start of confirmation …
The Diabetic JailbirdWall Street Journal
Judging your Supreme knowledgeUSA Today
Leahy Chairs Sotomayor HearingsWCAX
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Sotomayor Impartiality Questioned as Senators Clash – Bloomberg

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Sotomayor Impartiality Questioned as Senators Clash
Bloomberg
July 13 (Bloomberg) — The Senate Judiciary Committee clashed along party lines as it began the task of determining whether Judge Sonia Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic to serve on the US Supreme Court. …
Democrats, Republicans draw lines as Sotomayor hearings beginMiamiHerald.com
Feingold defends Sotomayor's 'wise Latina' commentChicago Tribune
Graham: Sotomayor's in unless she has meltdownThe Associated Press
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Democrats, Republicans draw lines as Sotomayor hearings begin – MiamiHerald.com

Monday, July 13th, 2009

New York Times
Democrats, Republicans draw lines as Sotomayor hearings begin
MiamiHerald.com
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor got a warm welcome Monday from the Senate Judiciary Committee as Chairman Patrick Leahy hailed her "historic nomination," but the panel's top Republican charged …
Hatch takes on Obama, Sotomayor in hearingSalt Lake Tribune
Sotomayor Impartiality Questioned as Senate Hearing BeginsBloomberg
Graham: Sotomayor's in unless she has meltdownThe Associated Press
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Judging Sonia: Senate Confirmation Hearings Begin – ABC News

Monday, July 13th, 2009

ABC News
Judging Sonia: Senate Confirmation Hearings Begin
ABC News
President Barack Obama talks by phone with US Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, shown in this inset file photo, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 12, 2009. …
With Sotomayor enters a new era in judicial politicsUSA Today
GOP strategy looks beyond SotomayorBoston Globe
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
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Senate starts on Sotomayor's historic nomination – The Associated Press

Monday, July 13th, 2009

ABC News
Senate starts on Sotomayor's historic nomination
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonia Sotomayor enters confirmation hearings for her historic nomination to the Supreme Court with reason to be confident about the outcome — Democrats have the votes in the Senate to make her the court's first Hispanic and third …
Obama's first Supreme Court pick faces hearingReuters
With Sotomayor enters a new era in judicial politicsUSA Today
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
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Obama's first Supreme Court pick faces hearing – Reuters

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Los Angeles Times
Obama's first Supreme Court pick faces hearing
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's pick to fill his first US Supreme Court vacancy, Sonia Sotomayor, goes before a Senate hearing on Monday with most people betting she already has enough votes to win confirmation. …
With Sotomayor enters a new era in judicial politicsUSA Today
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
Enter Sotomayor, stage leftOregonLive.com
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With Sotomayor enters a new era in judicial politics – USA Today

Monday, July 13th, 2009

ABC News
With Sotomayor enters a new era in judicial politics
USA Today
WASHINGTON — When a national television audience tunes in to the Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, it will get a crash course in the law beginning with the perennial three R's: race, religion and Roe …
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
Sotomayor faces friendly jury as hearings beginThe Associated Press
The Seinfeld HearingsWall Street Journal
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GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's Impartiality – New York Times

Monday, July 13th, 2009

ABC News
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's Impartiality
New York Times
Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill last week before a meeting with Senator Al Franken. By RON NIXON WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans in the Senate signaled that they would emphasize questions about the judicial impartiality of Judge Sonia Sotomayor …
The Seinfeld HearingsWall Street Journal
What to watch for at Sotomayor hearingHouston Chronicle
King: Confirmation drama and a test for nervous DemocratsCNN
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Sotomayor faces friendly jury as hearings begin – The Associated Press

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Washington Post
Sotomayor faces friendly jury as hearings begin
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonia Sotomayor has decided advantages as she begins the most important trial of her long legal career, a nationally televised consideration of her nomination to be the first Hispanic and just the third woman on the Supreme Court. …
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
The Seinfeld HearingsWall Street Journal
What to watch for at Sotomayor hearingHouston Chronicle
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Sotomayor's Judicial Impartiality a Likely Focus for Hearings – New York Times

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Los Angeles Times
Sotomayor's Judicial Impartiality a Likely Focus for Hearings
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans in the Senate signaled that they would emphasize questions about the judicial impartiality of Judge Sonia Sotomayor when her Supreme Court confirmation hearing begins on Monday, but senators from both …
Latinos Will Be on Lookout for Sotomayor AbuseABC News
Sotomayor's confirmation hearing starts MondayCNN
GOP Weighs Right Amount of 'No' VotesWall Street Journal
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GOP Weighs Right Amount of 'No' Votes – Wall Street Journal

Monday, July 13th, 2009

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GOP Weighs Right Amount of 'No' Votes
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — Opponents of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court suggested they would consider it a victory if more than half of the Senate's 40 Republicans voted against her in this week's confirmation hearing, …
Sotomayor Is a Shoo-InNewsweek
Sotomayor's confirmation hearing starts MondayCNN
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
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Sotomayor Is a Shoo-In – Newsweek

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Sydney Morning Herald
Sotomayor Is a Shoo-In
Newsweek
If she keeps her cool and her answers learnedly vague, the lifelong New Yorker will make history this week. Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. Like another Democratic president a generation ago with big ears, …
Sotomayor's confirmation hearing starts MondayCNN
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
Sotomayor faces confirmation hearingNECN
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Sotomayor's confirmation hearing starts Monday – CNN

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Washington Post
Sotomayor's confirmation hearing starts Monday
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — After weeks of meeting senators and preparing for tough questions, Sonia Sotomayor on Monday begins the formal hearings on her nomination to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. Judge Sonia Sotomayor meets with …
GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's ImpartialityNew York Times
Few fireworks expected at Sotomayor hearingKansas City Star
Sotomayor faces friendly jury as hearings beginThe Associated Press
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