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Sotomayor pressed on abortion, gun control

Jul. 15, 2009
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor avoided direct answers to questions about her personal views on abortion and gun control, saying she needed specifics before responding. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn pushed Sotomayor to say whether certain abortions would be legal and whether a person has a...
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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