The first day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court drew protesters and supporters. Some demonstrators interrupted the hearings shouting antiabortion slogans before they were taken away.
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Cordial beginning is followed by political push-and-pull
The first day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court drew protesters and supporters. Some demonstrators interrupted the hearings shouting antiabortion slogans before they were taken away.
(Mark Wilson/ Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - There was a feeling of good will when Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor entered a filled-to-capacity Senate hearing room yesterday: the loud buzz of conversation fell to a hush, and she grinned at relatives sitting in the crowd as she took her seat at the witness table. (Full article: 507 words)
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