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"Senate Likely to Vote on Sotomayor in August"

"Senate Likely to Vote on Sotomayor in August": Neil A. Lewis will have this article in Friday's edition of The New York Times. Tomorrow's newspaper will also contain a news analysis headlined "A Nominee on Display, but Not Her Views." Today's newspaper, meanwhile, contains an article headlined "Queries on Abortion and Guns Fail to Break Judge's Stride," a news analysis headlined "Future Nominations Are at Stake in Hearings," and an op-ed by columnist Gail Collins entitled "3 Days of the Sotomayor."

In Friday's edition of The Washington Post, Paul Kane, Robert Barnes, and Amy Goldstein will have an article headlined "Senate Republicans Won't Block Vote on Sotomayor; Decision All but Ensures Confirmation to Supreme Court." Today's newspaper, meanwhile, contains an article by Amy Goldstein, Paul Kane, and Robert Barnes headlined "Sotomayor Avoids Pointed Queries; Supreme Court Nominee Is Elusive About Abortion and Other Issues," an article headlined "As Questioner, Lawmaker Is Man on Own Mission; Specter Well Prepared to Grill Sotomayor," a news analysis by Robert Barnes headlined "Republicans Unable to Pin Her Down; With Democrats' Help, Sotomayor Has Blunted GOP Senators' Best Efforts," and an op-ed by columnist David S. Broder entitled "Battle Lines -- for Another Day."

In today's edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage and James Oliphant report that "Sotomayor is grilled on abortion and gun rights; GOP senators press the Supreme Court nominee for her views on controversial subjects; But Sotomayor avoids engaging with her questioners and sticks to her judicial record." The newspaper also contains an article headlined "Sotomayor's stance on business is moderate; The Supreme Court nominee is far from an ideologue on business matters, many legal experts say."

In Friday's edition of The Wall Street Journal, Naftali Bendavid and Jess Bravin will have an article headlined "Sotomayor Nears Confirmation After Testimony; Firefighter in Controversial Case Speaks, but No Bombshells Emerge on Final Day; Full Senate Vote Likely in Early August." Today's newspaper, meanwhile, contains an article headlined "Nominee's Testimony Avoids Advocating Liberal Stands" and an editorial entitled "Defining Activism Down: A liberal vote cast in conservative judicial rhetoric."

In USA Today, Joan Biskupic and Kathy Kiely have an article headlined "'Perry Mason' helped 'mold' Sotomayor; No promises on abortion, nominee says." In addition, law professor Jonathan Turley has an op-ed entitled "Retire the 'Ginsburg rule': Supreme Court nominee hearings are most noteworthy for what they don't reveal."

David Lightman of| McClatchy Newspapers reports that "Firefighter Ricci, GOP can't halt Sotomayor confirmation drive."

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined "Firefighters on Sotomayor: We did not ask for empathy; Sotomayor had ruled against them in a controversial reverse-discrimination case; In Senate testimony Thursday, they vented their displeasure."

Full post as published by How Appealing on July 17, 2009 (boomark / email).