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Real Work Begins For Justice Sotomayor

Aug. 8, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, with chief Justice John Roberts administering the oath of office. Now Sotomayor's real work begins. Guy Raz and Los Angeles Times Supreme Court reporter David Savage preview the cases on the docket...
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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