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Senate confirms Sotomayor, first Hispanic on Supreme Court

Senate confirms Sotomayor, first Hispanic on Supreme Court

Judge Sonia Sotomayor won U.S. Senate approval on Thursday to become the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Support mounts for Sotomayor

A seventh Republican broke ranks on Wednesday and backed Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who appeared virtually certain of winning Senate approval as the first Hispanic on the highest U.S. court.

 

Senate Republicans delay Sotomayor vote

Senate Republicans on Tuesday slowed down the anticipated confirmation of U.S. President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor.

 

Sotomayor set for Senate hearing

Sotomayor set for Senate hearing

Confirmation hearings are due in the US Senate for President Obama's nominee to serve on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.

 

Senators: Sotomayor strong in interviews

Senators: Sotomayor strong in interviews

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has bonded with female senators about her childhood love of Nancy Drew mysteries and shared war stories with the Senate's former prosecutors about her days in the gritty Manhattan district attorney's office.

 

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