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Supreme Court hearing moves to key social issues (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor faces tough questioning on Tuesday as lawmakers seek to discover where she might take the country on issues such as abortion, guns and race.

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Sotomayor vows impartiality if confirmed to court (AP)

AP – Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to “the impartiality of our justice system” Monday, confronting Republican skeptics at Senate hearings suffused with racial politics but all but certain to lead to her confirmation.

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