Senate subcommittee looks at preferences given to Alaska Native corps in federal contractsANCHORAGE, Alaska — A program that grants preferences to Alaska Native corporations when they compete for billions of dollars in government contracts was scrutinized Thursday by a U.S. Senate panel. Arizona senator complements Sotomayor on perseverance in overheated Judiciary hearing roomWASHINGTON — As interrogation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor resumed, housekeeping items were front and center. How Sotomayor’s comments at her confirmation hearing compare with Roberts, AlitoWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominees rarely take risky or controversial positions when in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sonia Sotomayor is no exception. A guide to head-scratching lingo in Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearingsWASHINGTON — Not everyone participating in Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing is a lawyer, so the terms flying back and forth can get baffling. Minnesota senator asks Sotomayor if she watched All-Star game, cites Twin player’s winning hitWASHINGTON — In a light moment at confirmation hearings immersed at the time in arcane legal talk, Sonia Sotomayor acknowledged she watched TV Tuesday night — and that it was more likely the All-Star game than a re-run of her testimony. Sotomayor says record as judge rebuts claims she is biased; confirmation hearing set to resumeWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor is relying on her 17-year record as a federal judge to rebut criticism that she is concealing a liberal agenda that will show up if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor says record as judge rebuts claims she is biased; confirmation hearings to resumeWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor is relying on her 17-year record as a federal judge to rebut criticism that she is concealing a liberal agenda that will show up if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor embraces Puerto Rican heritage, avoids hot-button issue: statehood vs. independenceSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor wrote as a Princeton undergraduate that she supported independence for Puerto Rico — a radical, fringe position, even today. Supreme Court nominee faces harsh criticism for temperamentWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor kept her cool Tuesday, even when she was being portrayed at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing as just the opposite — a hotheaded judge who is sometimes mean to lawyers who appear before her. Sui what? A guide to head-scratching lingo in Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearingsWASHINGTON — What does a Latina judge from the Bronx have in common with a white male lawyer from Alabama? Firefighters’ watching Sotomayor confirmation hearing with mixed feelings and interestATLANTA — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings were met Tuesday with mixed feelings from firefighters as lawmakers questioned her opinion in the New Haven, Conn., reverse discrimination case. Fifth demonstrator in 2 days removed for disrupting Sotomayor confirmation hearingWASHINGTON — An anti-abortion activist has been removed from Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the fifth demonstrator to disrupt the proceedings in two days. FACT CHECK: Leahy tweaks words to take edge off Sotomayor quote in confirmation hearingsWASHINGTON — In endorsing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy did some creative rewriting of history. And he put quote marks around it. Sotomayor denies racial bias in ‘wise Latina’ remark under questioning at confirmation hearingWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor firmly denied racial bias Tuesday at her Senate confirmation hearing and said an oft-criticized remark about her Hispanic heritage affecting judicial decisions was a rhetorical device gone awry. Sotomayor clarifies ‘wise Latina’ comment, says she was trying to inspire HispanicsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor says she doesn’t believe that “any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging.” A look at some of the question and answer exchanges in Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearingA look at some exchanges during the fourth day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: Republicans to confront Sotomayor with her own words as confirmation hearings resumeWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans plan to confront Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with her own words, taken from speeches dating back 15 years, as they try to raise doubts about her ability to judge fairly. Specter, a junior Democrat, acting like senior senator at Sotomayor confirmation hearingsWASHINGTON — Democrat Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania sure didn’t sound like a junior senator, even though he spoke next to last at Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing. GOP to confront Sotomayor with her own words at Tuesday’s sessionWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans plan to confront Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with her own words from speeches years ago and more recently decisions she rendered as appeals court judge that were later reversed by the Supreme Court. Key legal terms referenced during Sotomayor Supreme Court confirmation hearingA glossary of terms used by senators and Judge Sonia Sotomayor at her confirmation hearings to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court: Analysis: Republican Party uses Sotomayor hearings to define itself but treads carefullyWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans came to praise Sonia Sotomayor, but not necessarily to vote for her. Sotomayor says ‘impartial justice’ will trump any narrow cause if she’s confirmed as justiceWASHINGTON — Her confirmation all but assured, Sonia Sotomayor pledged Monday to serve the “larger interest of impartial justice” rather than any narrow cause if she becomes the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. GOP Senator Graham predicts Sotomayor Supreme Court confirmation ‘barring meltdown’WASHINGTON — 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 hearings. Some comments from the Sotomayor confirmation hearingSome excerpts from comments during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor hearing under way; senators differ on how activist she would be on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor took her seat for Supreme Court confirmation hearings on Monday as Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee renewed their weeks-long debate over her qualifications to render justice impartially. Senators gavel Sotomayor hearings to order amid high expectations and political intrigueWASHINGTON — In the glare of bright lights, Sen. Patrick Leahy called to order confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor that she hopes will make history and knows will be closely followed by millions. Senators differ on how activist Sonia Sotomayor would be as member of Supreme Court benchWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor has arrived for her Senate Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Leading Judiciary Republican charges Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor ‘out of mainstream’
Sotomayor set to enter confirmation hearings for her historic nomination to the Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — 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 woman justice. Senate starts weighing Sotomayor’s historic nomination to high court in confirmation hearingsWASHINGTON — 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 woman justice. |
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