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History is made as Sonia Sotomayor is approved

The Senate panel charged with her nomination has voted 13 to 6 to approve her for a vote by the full Senate next week as the next justice of the Supreme Court and the first Hispanic justice. added by: eldamon 9 responses

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History is made as Sonia Sotomayor is approved

T.R. Knight Finally Opens Up on Isaiah-Gate

Grey’s Anatomy fans were shocked when T.R. Knight made the decision to leave the cast of one of TV’s biggest shows

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T.R. Knight Finally Opens Up on Isaiah-Gate

Simon Baker’s Emmy Nom: Get the Guy a Beer!

Want to congratulate Simon Baker on his first Emmy nomination for his work on The Mentalist? Well, you should forget about champagne.

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Simon Baker’s Emmy Nom: Get the Guy a Beer!

Hearings: Sotomayor defends ‘wise Latina’ comment

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor defended herself Tuesday against charges that her speeches and rulings show racial bias, telling a Senate panel vetting her nomination that critics had misunderstood her record.

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Hearings: Sotomayor defends ‘wise Latina’ comment

Alabama Physician Chosen as Surgeon General

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama turned to the Deep South for the next surgeon general, a rural Alabama family physician who made headlines with fierce determination to rebuild her nonprofit medical clinic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. An administration official said Obama will announce the nomination of Dr. Regina Benjamin later Monday

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Alabama Physician Chosen as Surgeon General