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On ABA Ratings

Judge Sotomayor meeting with Sen. Lautenberg (D-NJ)The Committee on the Federal Judiciary at the American Bar Association has blessed Sonia Sotomayor with its highest rating, that of “well-qualified,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

While…

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Al Franken to join the Senate

After a prolonged legal battle, the Minnesota Supreme Court held today that Al Franken, of Saturday Night Live fame, defeated Norm Coleman in the state’s Senate race in 2008.  Senator Coleman conceded the race soon after the decision was released and, Minnesota’s governor, Tim Pawlenty, announced that he would sign Franken’s election certificate.

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George H. W. Bush defends Sotomayor

George H. W. BushFormer president George H. W. Bush defended Judge Sonia Sotomayor on CNN today. President Bush, who appointed Sotomayor to the federal district court for the Southern District of New York in 1990,…

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President Obama addresses the Muslim world

In case you missed President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world from Cairo University in the heart of Sadat Square in Cairo, Egypt, we’ve attached a video of it.

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A take on Obama's comments about the next Supreme Court justice

“who shares our constitutional values and knows how to apply them in our time” (read: someone who is not a hardened originalist)

“who respects our constitutional traditions” (read: values precedent and is not a strict…

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Dingell loses; so does Detroit

Moderate Democratic Congressman John Dingell (MI), who has been in the House of Representatives for 53 years, lost his chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today.  With the “Dean of the House’s” loss,…

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