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GOP Uses Van Jones to Rebel Against Czars

Republicans say czars are an end-run around congressional vetting

Sep 5, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans have groused for months that Barack Obama has too many “czars,” high-ranking, specialized advisers that, they complain, skirt congressional approval. Now they have a poster boy for their objections, Politico reports: Van Jones. This week an old lecture video surfaced in which he called Republicans “assholes,... More »

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(Newser) - Senate Republicans locked arms against Sonia Sotomayor yesterday … or would have, if they’d bothered to stay for the Judiciary Committee’s vote. Instead, half ducked out, leaving Jeff Sessions to repeat “No by proxy,” over and over, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. It was... More »

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Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Senate Judiciary Committee • Jeff Sessions • partisanship • Orrin Hatch • Charles Grassley • Senate confirmation hearings • Lindsey Graham • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Dana Milbank • Sonia Sotomayor

(AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. The committee voted 13-6 this morning to send Sotomayor's nomination to the full Senate, where she's expected to be confirmed easily next week. Just one Republican, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham,... More »

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(Newser) - In an indication that conservative Republicans are uniting against Sonia Sotomayor, Senate Judiciary Committee members John Cornyn and Orrin Hatch today pledged to vote against her, CNN reports. Though moderate Republicans worry opposition could hurt the party with Hispanics, the conservative base has lobbied hard against the Supreme Court nominee.... More »

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Texas • Senate Judiciary Committee • Senate Republicans • Utah • John Cornyn • Orrin Hatch • nominee • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Obama administration • Sonia Sotomayor


 Graham: 
 I'll Vote for 
 Sotomayor 

'I feel this is the right vote for me, and quite frankly, for the country,' Graham said

Jul 22, 09 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsey Graham intends to vote for Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Talking Points Memo reports. "I believe she is well qualified,” said the senator, one of her more aggressive questioners. "She's definitely more liberal than a Republican would have chosen, but I do believe... More »

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Barack Obama • Republican • Lindsey Graham • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Supreme Court justice

analysis

Blame Everyone Involved for Shallow Sotomayor Hearings

Dems go lightly; GOP eyes history outside of court

Jul 20, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation a virtual certainty and her appointment unlikely to change the direction of the Supreme Court, last week's toothless hearings held few surprises. Except, that is, for observers who were hoping the Senate Judiciary Committee would press for substantive Q-and-A, Joan Biskupic writes for USA Today.... More »

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Senate Democrats • Senate Judiciary Committee • Jeff Sessions • Senate Republicans • Patrick Leahy • justice • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor

UPDATED


 Sotomayor Wins 
 Republicans' Backing 

She's shown 'judicial temperament': statement

Jul 17, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Lugar said today he’ll back Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court bid, making him the first GOP senator to do so, the Washington Post reports. Mel Martinez of Florida, the chamber's sole Republican Latino, quickly followed suit. “Judge Sotomayor has demonstrated a judicial temperament during her week-long nomination... More »

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Florida • GOP • Indiana • Richard Lugar • Senate Republicans • justice • Mel Martinez • nominee • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor

(AP) - Republicans cleared the way today for a Senate vote next month to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, placing her firmly in line to become the first Hispanic justice. "I look forward to you getting that vote before we recess in August," said Jeff Sessions, the senior Republican... More »

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CONFIRMATION HEARINGS

 Firefighters 
 Drop In on 
 Sotomayor 


Jul 15, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New Haven Fire Department arrived in uniform on Capitol Hill today to watch the third day of Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, the New York Times reports. So far talk has swirled around abortion, with Sotomayor refuting reports that the Obama administration had given her a “litmus... More »

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abortion • gun control • John Cornyn • Tom Coburn • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor • Supreme Court justice

(Newser) - Day 2 of Sonia Sotomayor's Senate confirmation hearings have wrapped up, with the all-but-certain nominee disagreeing at one point with President Obama's assertion in 2007 that a judge's "heart" is important in rulings, reports Politico. “I wouldn’t approach the issue of judging in the way the president... More »

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Confirmation hearings

 Sotomayor: 
 Roe v. Wade 
 Is 'Settled Law' 


Jul 14, 09 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Questioning is under way on Day 2 of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, and there has already been much talk of New Haven firefighters and wise Latina women. Asked about that infamous quote early on, Sotomayor replied, “I want to state upfront, unequivocally… I do not believe that any racial... More »

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Jeff Sessions • Patrick Leahy • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor • Ricci v. DeStefano

Beck Complains About Softball Questions for Sotomayor ...

... except nobody asked nominee any yesterday

Jul 14, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Someone might need to explain this whole confirmation-hearings process to Glenn Beck. Last night, the Fox host railed against the softball questions senators were tossing Sonia Sotomayor. “As our country burns to the ground, this is the questioning—and get ready, it’s a hard line of questioning” the... More »

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(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation is in the bag, but this week's hearings have a real value, writes Eugene Robinson: They are exposing the Republican Party's "refusal to accept the basic principle of diversity." For the Washington Post columnist, the anger surrounding the judge's "wise Latina" remark rests... More »

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Senate Judiciary Committee • Jeff Sessions • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • white men • Sonia Sotomayor • Latina

'Jane Roe' Arrested After Ruckus at Sotomayor Hearing

'You're wrong, Sotomayor,' plaintiff-turned-anti-abortion-activist screams

Jul 13, 09 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Norma McCorvey, better known as “Jane Roe” from the landmark abortion-rights case Roe v. Wade, was arrested today after causing a ruckus at Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing, ABC News reports. McCorvey was removed from the Hart Senate Office Building and charged with unlawful conduct after she began to... More »

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ANALYSIS

GOP Attacks on 'Empathy' During Hearings' First Day

Republicans stake out a position against judicial 'empathy'

Jul 13, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Republicans unlikely to be able to block Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation, it seems they’ve settled for drawing a stark contrast between President Obama’s philosophy of law and their own, writes Andrew Cohen for CBS News. During statements today, GOP senators repeatedly attacked Obama’s comments that “... More »

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Republican • empathy • Lindsey Graham • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Supreme Court justice

(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor has wrapped up the first session of what promises to be a successful but contentious confirmation process. Patrick Leahy opened today's hearing by expressing hope Sotomayor would be spared racial attacks. “She has been a judge for all Americans,” the Senate Judiciary Committee chair said. “... More »

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Jeff Sessions • Patrick Leahy • Senate confirmation hearings • empathy • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor

(Newser) - The White House is working hard to ensure an easy confirmation for Sonia Sotomayor, with John Roberts' perfect-10 testimony as a model. Will she sail through? Politico lists six things to watch.
  1. That 'wise Latina' remark. Republicans are obsessed with it, and she needs to explain it without
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Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Jeff Sessions • George HW Bush • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor • Herb Kohl

 Both Parties Will Use 
 Sotomayor to Push Agendas 

Parties hope to inspire support through questioning

Jul 13, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nobody expects Sonia Sotomayor to have serious trouble winning confirmation to the Supreme Court; the hearings that start today will be battles for American hearts and minds, with both parties seeing them as an opportunity to position themselves on key issues, the Washington Post reports. Aiming to ignite their base,... More »

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Senate • partisanship • justice • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor

 62% Want 
 Sotomayor 
 on Court: Poll 

Nominee's politics 'about right'

Jun 28, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 62% of Americans want Sonia Sotomayor confirmed to the high court, with 55% saying her place in the political spectrum is "about right," the Washington Post reports. Her numbers, however, vary on partisan lines: About eight in 10 Dems and two-thirds of independents want her on the... More »

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poll • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor

GOP to Target Sotomayor With Gun Questions

Ruling in favor of gun control laws could rankle red state Dems

Jun 25, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans, who've failed to get traction in opposing Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, finally think they have an issue that might stick: gun control. When the high court struck down Washington’s tough gun control laws as unconstitutional, many wondered if the ruling applied to state laws as... More »

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gun control • Senate Judiciary Committee • Jeff Sessions • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • Second Amendment • Sonia Sotomayor

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