Obama chooses Sotomayor for high court vacancy Chattanooga Times Free Press Tue, 26 May 2009 21:13 PM PDT President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he will nominate the federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, choosing a daughter of Puerto Rican parents raised in a Bronx public housing project to become the nationĂ¢s first Hispanic justice. | Obama calls Supreme Court nominee 'brilliant' NBC26 Green Bay Tue, 26 May 2009 21:13 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Barack Obama is singing the praises of his Supreme Court nominee. Speaking at a fundraiser tonight in Las Vegas, Obama described federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor (soh-toh-my-YOR') as a "brilliant individual." | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Erie Times-News Tue, 26 May 2009 21:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice today, praising her as "an inspiring woman" with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely. | Press & Media Heritage Foundation Tue, 26 May 2009 21:12 PM PDT Think about this for a moment: President Barack Obama says that we spend too much on health care (about $2.4 trillion annually) and that it's hurting our economy. He also says we need to bend the curve (downward) on health care spending. | Empathy in action: Obama's pick shows it New Hampshire Union Leader Tue, 26 May 2009 21:10 PM PDT The U.S. Supreme Court might weigh in on the qualifications of President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee before the U.S. Senate does. | Local reaction to Obama's court pick Sotomayor Reno Gazette-Journal Tue, 26 May 2009 21:09 PM PDT President Barack ObamaĂ¢s choice of Sonia Sotomayor, a Latina federal appeals judge, to the U.S. Supreme Court is seen by those in the judicial system in the Reno area as a bringing a fresh perspective. | CENTRAL NY AUTOS NEWS The Post-Standard Tue, 26 May 2009 21:08 PM PDT Automakers are fully behind the Obama administration's new set of fuel-economy rules unveiled May 19. But make no mistake these regulations will not be easy for them to meet. | Other News Bernama Tue, 26 May 2009 21:08 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about newly sworn in Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in this April 28, 2009 file photo. | Local reaction to Supreme Court nominee KSEE 24 Fresno Tue, 26 May 2009 21:06 PM PDT On Tuesday, President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to be the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Sotomayor is currently a federal appeals court judge. If she wins confirmation, she would become the first Hispanic and only the third female justice on the high court. In Fresno, Hispanic leaders praised the nomination, while Republican officials said they wanted the U.S. Senate to ask her tough ... | | |
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