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Senators Once Again Ask Questions Sotomayor Can’t Answer

By | 07.14.09 | 11:30 am

Why is it that so many judicial confirmation hearings are dominated by questions from senators that they know the nominee can’t really answer?

Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), just spent much of his questioning time asking Judge Sonia Sotomayor whether she a) believes there is a right to privacy, as the More…

Palin Forgets She Once Used Eminent Domain

By | 10.06.08 | 3:20 pm

ANCHORAGE — Fox News’ Carl Cameron gave Gov. Sarah Palin a chance to redeem herself after one of her more embarrassing moments during an interview with CBS’ Katie Couric. In a clip from the Couric interview that aired last week, Palin couldn’t muster even one example of a Supreme More…