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07.17.2009 9:01 pm

Justice 111: Confirm Sonia Sotomayor

With a TV image of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the background, Judge Sonia Sotomayor shows the strain of last week's confirmation hearings. (AP Photo)

With a TV image of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the background, Judge Sonia Sotomayor shows the strain of last week's confirmation hearings.

History will show that Sonia Sotomayor would become the first person of Hispanic heritage to serve on the…

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07.15.2009 10:12 am

Two faces of Lindsey Graham

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Watch the video clips below and compare and contrast the approach U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-South Carolina, has taken when questioning Sonia Sotomayor and Samuel Alito, the two most recent nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court, during their confirmation hearings.

How would…

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01.18.2009 9:01 pm

Mr. Geithner’s taxes: a question of trust

“Attorney general nominee Eric Holder said as far as he is concerned, waterboarding is torture. And Treasury secretary nominee Tim Geithner said, “So is paying taxes.”

Timothy F. Geithner (AP Wirephoto)

Timothy F. Geithner (AP Wirephoto)

So joked Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show” last Thursday. Late night…

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01.14.2009 12:01 pm

Earmarks are earmarked for reform

A shot from the "Lobstercam," a project of Maine's Lobster Institute, beneficiary of a $188,000 federal earmark.

A shot from the"Lobstercam," a project of Maine Lobster Institute, beneficiary of a $188,000 federal earmark.

As we have noted before, one person’s “wasteful earmark project” is another person’s “vital public investment.” Nonetheless, any time two U.S. senators of such vastly different…

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10.03.2008 8:19 pm

Matson & Martin on “Sketch Alley”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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