Senators and special interest groups speak in favor of Sonia Sotomayor in Washington
Wade Henderson, President of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, speaks in favor of Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor during a press conference in Washington on July 29, 2009. Henderson was joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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Affirmative action opponents in five states are pushing to have the question on the ballot in November, when the United States chooses its next president.
The Washington-based Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is honoring the film "Crash" with its 2006 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award.
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