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Washington : DC : USA | 6 months ago  
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2009 BY LIZ SIDOTI AND BIODUN IGINLA, BBC NEWS Earlier this week, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court to replace the retiring...
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