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The Doctor Is (Finally) In: Obama To Nominate Regina Benjamin as ... - ABC News Blogs

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

President Obama will name Dr. Regina Benjamin as U.S. Surgeon General in a Rose Garden announcement late this morning. Benjamin, an Alabama family physician, runs a rural health clinic in Bayou La...

Graham predicts Sotomayor OK 'barring meltdown' - Minnesota Public Radio

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

Washington (AP) — Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a Hispanic pioneer well qualified for the Supreme Court on Monday, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack...

Sotomayor Hearing - Yahoo News

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

The hearing hadn't even broken for lunch when there was a second interruption -- on the same topic. "Abortion is Murder, Judge Soto mayor!" This time, it came from a man in a red shirt and ponytail....

Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings Begin With Senators' Statements - Washington Post

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

In a packed hearing room of the Hart Senate Office Building, Sotomayor, 55, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, made her first public appearance since President Obama on May 26...

Pelosi to NAACP: 'In Advancing African Americans Issues of Social ... - Earthtimes

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the opening session of the NAACP's Centennial Convention last night in New York City . Below are the Speaker's remarks as...

Who is Regina Benjamin? - Myfoxla.com

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

President Obama has named a woman the New York Times called an "angel in a white coat" as his pick for surgeon general. Dr. Regina Benjamin made headlines when she rebuilt her nonprofit medical...

Sotomayor's confirmation hearing under way - Tampa Bay Online

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a Hispanic pioneer well qualified for the Supreme Court on Monday, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack Obama's...

Alabama Physician Chosen as Surgeon General - New York Times Blogs

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

President Barack Obama has selected Dr. Regina Benjamin, an Alabama family physician, as the U.S. surgeon general, two administration officials said on Monday. Mr. Obama will announce his selection...

Live Blogging the Sotomayor Hearings - New York Times Blogs

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

Baseball, Baseball, Baseball | 12:18 p.m. Yes, we all know the judge is a Yankees fan and that John Roberts characterized his role as a justice to be that of an umpire. But in the latest senator’s...

No, America, There Ain’t No Sanity Clause… - Hotair.com

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:16:38 MDT

“You have the responsibility of enforcing the nation’s laws, and you have to be seen as neutral, detached, and nonpartisan in that effort,” Holder says. “But the reality of being A.G. is that I’m...