Daphne Evitar

Legal Reporter, The Washington Independent

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Attorney and journalist; legal reporter for The Washington Independent, a web-paper on politics and policy published by the Center for Independent Media

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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.

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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.

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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…

The US Supreme Court and Partisan Politics

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…

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