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Sotomayor grilled again on 'wise Latina' remark

Jul. 15, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday that her controversial statement that a "wise Latina" could reach a better decision than a white man was a poorly expressed point about the value of differing perspectives in applying the law.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler