Tuesday, 26 May 2009

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By PETER BAKER and JEFF ZELENY

President Obama said on Tuesday that he had chosen Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appeals court judge in New York, as his nominee for the Supreme Court.

‘Kid From the Bronx’ With Hopes and Doubts

By NEIL A. LEWIS

Sonia Sotomayor brings to the confirmation experience the kind of rich personal story that has always been deeply gratifying to Americans.

What’s a Liberal Justice Now?

By JEFFREY ROSEN

If President Obama wants to create a progressive Supreme Court for the 21st century, there is a new school of legal thought to guide him.

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Republicans Weigh Risks of a Supreme Court Battle

By ADAM NAGOURNEY

Republican leaders are considering whether an all-out fight over Judge Sotomayor would alienate Latino voters.

Obama Finds Echoes in Sotomayor's Story 12:58 PM ET

Common Ground in Obama, Sotomayor Life Stories

By JEFF ZELENY

The background of the president's choice for a Supreme Court nominee has echoes of his own family's upbringing.

Testing the Resolve of Obama on Energy

By JOHN HARWOOD

John Harwood writes that with climate talks in Copenhagen looming in six months, the president's challenge of overhauling energy appears even greater than health care.

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Week in Review

Nuance Is Fine Until It’s a Flip-Flop

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

At what point do President Obama’s recalibrations run the risk of turning him into President Flip-Flop?

Queer Developments

By MATT BAI

How did Washington miss the generational shift toward gay marriage?

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Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

If confirmed by Congress, federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be the third female justice and the first Hispanic justice in the history of the Supreme Court.