After watching daughter Malia's soccer game for an hour Saturday morning, the president and first lady Michelle Obama arrived in New York late Saturday afternoon for date night.
GOP on Sotomayor: 'Fair shot,' no rush
by Mark Silva
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation for the U.S. Supreme Court is "virtually filibuster-proof,'' one Democratic senator said today, but lawmakers should not be forced into any deadline for her confirmation, a Republican leader said.
And Republicans are agreeing today that it's time to shelve the most incendiary criticism that some of the party's most outspoken conservatives have aimed at President Barack Obama's first nominee for the Supreme Court, with the longtime federal jurist from New York poised to become the first Hispanic on the high court.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said today that Sotomayor is headed toward confirmation with her compelling history and moderate record. On ABC News' This Week With George Stephanopoulos, the senator maintained that Sotomayor's comments most criticized comments about her own personal experiencehow being a Latina informs her wisdom about some matters -- reflects a respect for the law while acknowledging her own background as the daughter of Puerto Rican parents.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said today that, with so many of legal opinions of the judge to reviewafter 11 years on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York and seven before that on the District Court for the Southern District of New York -- senators should not be held to the president's desire that a confirmation vote take place before their summer vacation in August. The president wants Sotomayor ready for the start of the court's fall term in October.
While averting the comments of conservatives who have attempted to brand Sotomayor as a "racist,'' McConnell, appearing today on CNN's State of the Union with John King, said he cannot patrol what other Republicans have to say about the judge.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) said on State of the Union that Sotomayor's hearings should be respectful and based on her record -- not on labels. Hutchinson, promising to review Sotomayor's record and give her a "fair shot,'' is considering a run for governor of Texas, with a large Latino population.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold the confirmation hearings, said today that he would prefer that fellow Republicans stop attacking the judge over remarks she made about her perspective as a child of Puerto Ricans when she addressed the University of California at Berkeley in 2001.
Sessions, appearing today on NBC News' Meet the Press, said he looks forward to meeting with Sotomayorwho will start making rounds of the Senate on Tuesdayand to hearing her explain her speak of her experiences and her decisions.
Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpace
Identity theft is becoming a problem on social networking sites, especially among teens. Some dishonest users steal images of pretty girls to attract romantic attention. Others grab the photo of someone they dislike to create a fake, derogatory profile that makes that person look bad. But for some teens, it's actually a badge of honor.
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