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The US Supreme Court and Partisan Politics
Judge Sonia Sotomayor is likely to be the next member of the US Supreme Court. But Senators of both parties are using her confirmation hearings as a political platform. We hear about the first day of what could be a week of setting agendas. Also, Goldman Sachs' big profits, and the confrontation continues between congressional Democrats and the CIA.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenJudge Sonia Sotomayor is likely to be the next member of the US Supreme Court. But Senators of both parties are using her confirmation hearings as a political platform. We hear about the first day of what could be a week of setting agendas. Also, Goldman Sachs' big profits, and more controversy about the CIA, the Bush Administration and Democrats in the Congress.
Banner image: Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor (2nd L) greets Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) (R), committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) as she arrives for her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
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3 storiesGoldman Sachs' Big Profits
Goldman Sachs made more than $2 billion between March and June, just months after a multi-billion dollar federal bailout. Taxpayers, Congress and the rest of Wall Street may be wondering how it happened. David Henry is a senior writer on finance for BusinessWeek .
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The first morning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor 's confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court began and ended without her uttering a single word. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held forth at length, in a debate they conceded was more about politics than the law. Democrats called her a "moderate" with a classic American story.
Read the story36 minThe Secret Program the CIA Wouldn't Tell Congress
Recently House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began a political firestorm by accusing the Bush-era CIA of lying to Congress about waterboarding and other activities. Then, CIA Director Leon Panetta reportedly briefed the House Intelligence Committee about a secret program he was told about after months on the job.
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