AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity Sotomayor seeks to reassure senators she won’t be biased as she continues Senate meetingsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is racing through a crucial set of meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, working to reassure Republicans who worry she’d bring ethnic and gender bias to her decisions. Saying Sotomayor: Pronouncing judge’s name gives trouble to someNEW YORK — In the week since she was named as President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s name has been on a lot of people’s lips. Sotomayor meets with senators and counters criticism she would rule with bias on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday countered Republican charges that she would let her background dictate her rulings as Americans signaled a favorable first impression of President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court choice. A new Associated Press-GfK poll suggested that Americans have a more positive view of her than they did of any of former President George W. Bush’s nominees to the high court. Half backed her confirmation. Saga of Catholic priest who left church for a woman is big news in Spanish-language communityMIAMI — It has the makings of a telenovela: A handsome Cuban-American priest and TV personality caught cavorting with his girlfriend on a Florida beach. After much soul-searching, he decides to leave the Catholic Church for his love. Methodology for AP-GfK poll on Supreme Court nominee Sonia SotomayorThe Associated Press-GfK Poll on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from May 28-June 1. It is based on landline and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,000 adults. Interviews were conducted with 800 respondents on landline telephones and 200 on cellular phones. Sotomayor prepares for Senate greetings as activity, attention shift to Capitol HillWASHINGTON — Venturing into a tradition of protocol and politics, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor prepared Monday to greet the senators who will decide her judicial future as control of her Supreme Court journey shifts to Capitol Hill. Sotomayor would be 6th Catholic on Supreme Court, but from different mold than other justicesNEW YORK — If Judge Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, she will be the sixth Roman Catholic of the nine justices. GOP senators let slide racially charged accusations against Sotomayor, allow Limbaugh attackWASHINGTON — Republican Senate leaders won’t call Sonia Sotomayor a racist. But they’re fine with Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich playing the race card to rile up an out-of-power GOP. Single mom who raised NYC-born court nominee Sotomayor worked 2 jobs, had zeal for educationNEW YORK — Long before President Barack Obama pointed out Sonia Sotomayor’s mother to the world, the small, white-haired woman whose daughter is the president’s pick for the Supreme Court was a revered figure on a much different stage. Sotomayor nomination ‘virtually filibuster-proof,’ leading Democratic senator saysWASHINGTON — A leading Democratic senator says that President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee is “virtually filibuster-proof” when his colleagues look at her record. Anti-abortion groups fear political backlash to doctor’s slaying may hurt their causeNEW YORK — Anti-abortion leaders are deeply worried that the Obama administration and other Democrats may try to capitalize on the slaying of Dr. George Tiller to defuse the abortion issue in upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Abortion provider Tiller shot dead at Kansas church; Wichita official says suspect in custodyWICHITA, Kan. — Dr. George Tiller, who remained one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions through decades of protests and attacks, was shot and killed Sunday in a church where he was serving as an usher and his wife was in the choir. GOP senator says Supreme Court nominee not better than a white man just because she’s LatinaWASHINGTON — A GOP senator on the committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination says her early life of hardship is praiseworthy. But it doesn’t make her better than he or other white men. Obama confident Sotomayor will survive efforts to undermine her nomination to Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expressed confidence Saturday that efforts to scuttle Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court will fail despite intensified scrutiny of her judicial career. He said senators should work quickly to elevate the federal appeals judge. Obama’s Supreme Court pick shines spotlight on GOP Sen. Sessions ahead of Sotomayer hearingsWASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions has made a career of speaking out and voting against anyone he considers an activist liberal judge. Sonia Sotomayor was no exception the last time they crossed paths. Obama presses anew for quick Senate confirmation of Sotomayor as scrutiny intensifiesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pressed the Senate anew Saturday to swiftly confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, expressing confidence that efforts to scuttle her nomination will fail despite intensified scrutiny. Obama calls Sotomayor ‘right choice’ for Supreme Court, wants Senate hearings to start soonWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pressed the Senate anew Saturday to swiftly confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, expressing confidence that efforts to scuttle her nomination will fail despite intensified scrutiny. Obama sure Sotomayor would restate words about Hispanic female judges and white male judgesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying scrutiny for saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge. “I’m sure she would have restated it,” Obama flatly told NBC News, without indicating how he knew that. AP News in BriefIran test fires missiles amid global flap over its nuclear ambitions SPIN METER: Is Sotomayor a blue-collar Latina or wealthy elite? Careful how you answerWASHINGTON — There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America’s power elite. Sotomayor’s views on death penalty could get early test on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — As a director of a Puerto Rican advocacy group in the 1980s, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was part of a three-person committee that equated capital punishment with racism. White House: Sotomayor used ‘poor’ word choice in controversial 2001 speechWASHINGTON — In a bit damage control, the White House on Friday said Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor acknowledges she chose her words poorly by saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a “better” conclusion than a white male judge. “I think if she had the speech to do all over again, I think she’d change that word,” presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters. Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor to hold first meetings with senators next week on Capitol HillWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee will hold her first meetings with senators next week. SPIN METER: Is Sotomayor a blue-collar Latina or wealthy elite? Careful how you answerWASHINGTON — There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America’s power elite. Is Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor a blue-collar Latina or wealthy elite?WASHINGTON — There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America’s power elite. With Supreme Court’s balance unlikely to shift, GOP resistance to Obama’s pick may be mutedWASHINGTON — Awaiting President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court pick, activists expect a less-spirited nomination battle than would have been anticipated if a conservative justice had stepped down or Democrats held a slimmer edge in the Senate. Obama wants Souter replacement with ‘empathy,’ could be woman, court’s first HispanicWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged Friday to name a Supreme Court justice who combines “empathy and understanding” with an impeccable legal background to succeed liberal David Souter, whose abrupt retirement announcement set off speculation the next justice could be a woman, a Hispanic or both. Obama says he hopes to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter by OctoberWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday he will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter with someone who shares the president’s respect for “constitutional values” and hopes to have “him or her” seated on the nation’s highest court by the start of the next term in October. In a dramatic flourish, Obama interrupted spokesman Robert Gibbs’ daily press briefing to announce that he had just talked to Souter. Liberal Justice David Souter retiring from Supreme Court this year; Obama won’t commentWASHINGTON — A presidential spokesman says the White House has received no formal word from Supreme Court Justice David Souter that he plans to retire. |
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