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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 14 > Cordial start is followed by political push-and-pull

Cordial start is followed by political push-and-pull

Democrats push back after Republicans cite ‘troubling’ remarks about race, as foes and allies demonstrate

By Joseph Williams / The Bulletin
July 14, 2009

WASHINGTON — There was a feeling of good will when Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor entered a filled-to-capacity Senate hearing room Monday: 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....

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