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 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