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May 30, 2009

Obama Calls for Swift Confirmation for Supreme Court Nominee
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In weekly address, US president says he is 'certain' Sonia Sotomayor is
'right choice' for country's highest court 
President Barack Obama looks on as his Supreme Court nominee, Judge
Sonia Sotomayor speaks in the East Room of the White House, 26 May
2009U.S. President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to confirm his
nominee for the Supreme Court in time for her to participate in choosing
this year's cases when the court session begins in October. In his
weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said he is "certain" Sonia Sotomayor
is the "right choice" for the country's highest court. He cited her
extensive experience on the federal bench and her extraordinary journey
to success after growing up the underprivileged child of Puerto Rican
immigrants. Mr. Obama said critics of Sotomayor are trying to paint a
distorted picture of her record, but he said he is confident such
efforts will fail. If confirmed as expected, 54-year-old Sotomayor would
be the first Hispanic on the high court and the third woman justice.
Some Republicans have criticized comments Sotomayor has made as being
sexist or racist, by!
  suggesting a Latina woman would reach better conclusions than a white
male. President Obama nominated Sotomayor to replace Justice David
Souter, who is retiring. The Democratic majority in the Senate is
expected to be enough to ensure her confirmation.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.


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