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CNN 2012-07-18

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears headed for confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings this week to consider her nomination by President Obama. Judge Sotomay

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