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    Jun 3, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Newt Gingrich Backs Down On Sotomayor Race Comments

    Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives who has become a leading conservative critic, today backed away from his comments that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was a racist but continued to question whether her philosophy qualified her to become the first Latina on the top court.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives who has become a leading conservative critic, today backed away from his comments that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was a racist but continued to question whether her philosophy...

    Tags: Judges, Laws, Los Angeles Times, Rush Limbaugh, National or Ethnic Minorities

    2. Nov 18, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder on hot seat about sending 9/11 trials to NYC: 'We need not cower in the face of this enemy'

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    It was a hearing in which both sides gave as good as they got. The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Alabama's Jeff Sessions, criticized Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. for deciding to hold the trials of alleged......
    3. May 23, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  3. How Did Michael Ross Become 'The Roadside Strangler'?

    So, who is this Roadside Strangler? Or, as U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny might be asking, how did he hijack my confirmation hearing? When Chatigny, nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, faced his Republican...

    Tags: Punishment, Entertainment, Killingly, Connecticut, Barack Obama

    4. Aug 5, 2009 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  4. Sen. Murray Weighs In On Sotomayor Debate

    The Senate is at odds over whether judge Sonia Sotomayor is fit for the Supreme Court. And now, Senator Patty Murray joining the debate.
    Staff reporter
    The Senate is at odds over whether judge Sonia Sotomayor is fit for the Supreme Court. And now, Senator Patty Murray joining the debate. Sen. Murray said she takes a special, personal interest in Supreme Court nominations. In a speech she gave on the...

    Tags: Judges, Local Government, Washington (U.S. state), U.S. Senate, Career and Workplace

    5. Nov 18, 2009 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  5. Holder defends terrorist trial in New York

    The Swamp
    by Michael Muskal Atty. Gen. Eric Holder today defended the Obama administration's decision to try professed terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal court and denied the move would give Mohammed a propaganda forum. "At the end of the day,.....

    Tags: Trials, Local Government, New York, Washington (U.S. state), Manhattan (New York City)

    6. May 10, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  6. Choosing Kagan: The factors at play

    The Swamp
    by James Oliphant When Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, the White House pledged a thorough and extensive search for his replacement. Officials said the president would seek someone who could understand the law's...

    Tags: Judges, Elena Kagan, Corruption, Government, Local Government

    7. May 11, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  7. Blame game starts in spill hearings

    The Swamp
    By Jim Tankersley The blood, er, oil is already flying this morning in Senate hearings into the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill - and the oil company executives haven't even testified yet. Democrats and Republicans alike on the Senate......

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Alaska, Corruption

    8. May 11, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Elena Kagan confirmation fight plays out on YouTube

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    The political fight over Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court is going virtual. One day after President Obama nominated Kagan, Vice President Biden said she was "the right age," hinting at one of the factors that led......
    9. May 13, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  9. GOP questions Kagan's experience

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    (Getty/Tim Sloan) by James Oliphant and Lisa Mascaro Elena Kagan, President Obama's choice as the nation's next Supreme Court justice, has never been a judge and until recently had never argued a case in court. Ever since her nomination......

    Tags: Judges, Trials, Elena Kagan, Arizona, George W. Bush

    10. Jul 28, 2009 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  10. Sotomayor's Nomination Now In The Hands Of The Senate

    Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now it's in the hands of the full Senate.
    Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now it's in the hands of the full Senate. The committee has voted to approve Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice....

    Tags: South Carolina, Judges, Local Government, Democratic Party, Sonia Sotomayor

    11. May 11, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Gulf oil spill: Senators criticize oil companies

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    The blood, er, oil flew this morning even before oil executives at the Senate hearings into the ongoing Gulf of Mexico spill began to testify. Democrats and Republicans alike on the Senate energy committee were criticizing industry officials and...
    12. Jul 13, 2009 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  12. Senate Hearings Begin For Sonia Sotomayor

    Senate confirmation hearings began Monday for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor but it could be a bumpy road ahead.
    Senate confirmation hearings began Monday for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor but it could be a bumpy road ahead. Republicans have indicated they will press the 55-year-old Bronx native and veteran jurist to explain rulings from her past...

    Tags: Local Government, Minority Groups, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Sonia Sotomayor

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