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Navarrette: Who defeated Latino 'star' lawyer?

Jun. 5, 2009
By nominating U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, President Obama made history. Meanwhile, conservatives -- by invoking the name of Miguel Estrada -- are coming close to rewriting it.
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Sotomayor nomination sparks cheers, jeers

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Hispanic groups want Latina on high court

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Hispanic legal groups Tuesday urged President Obama to select a Hispanic judge to succeed retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.

Estrada gives up on appeals bench

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Hispanic lawyer Miguel A. Estrada threw in the legal towel Thursday, withdrawing from consideration for a U.S. Court of Appeals seat.

Senate panel approves Estrada for court

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Ashcroft pushes Estrada for appeals court

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler