Sotomayor's Careful Means To High-Stakes Ends

Courtesy NPR: Politics & Society  Thu, 07/16/2009 - 14:42

As senators wrapped up their questioning of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor Thursday, she remained to the end — and by design — as ideologically elusive as those who came before her.

It's a script that partisan politics demands of court nominees.

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