Photo: #Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, right, meets with Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 9, 2009.
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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, right, meets with Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Sotomayor in the spotlight


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Midmorning previews the Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, which begin on Monday.

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  • David Yalof: Assistant professor of political science at the University of Connecticut, where he specializes in constitutional law. He is the author of "Pursuit of Justices: Presidential Politics and the Selection of Supreme Court Nominees."

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