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Republicans Press Judge About Bias

Jul. 15, 2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor insisted in the face of skeptical questioning from Republicans that she would never allow personal bias to influence her rulings.
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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