This undated handout photo provided by the White House shows Sonia Sotomayor's 1976 Princeton yearbook page. Earlier this week, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court to replace the retiring Justice David Souter. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

This undated handout photo provided by the White House shows Sonia Sotomayor's 1976 Princeton yearbook page. Earlier this week, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court to replace the retiring Justice David Souter.

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  1. This video image provided by the Network pool shows Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and fellow justice watching President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. From left are, Alito, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Stephen Breyer.
  2. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 27: Members of the U.S. Supreme Court listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speak to both houses of Congress during his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Pictured are: (L-R, Front) Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer; (L-R, Back) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor. Since taking office a little over a year ago, Obama's approval ratings have dropped significantly according to recent polls.
  3. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  4. FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics _ foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections. Now that the court has declared that corporations have a constitutional right to spend from their general treasuries to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the prospect of foreign influence in campaigns has emerged as a flashpoint in the back-and-forth between critics of the ruling and its defenders.
  5. Supreme Court Justices, from left, Stephen Breyer, Chief Justice John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy and Sonia Sotomayor arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.. 27, 2010, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  6. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton,front left, and Chief US District Court Judge Jose Fuste, front right, pose for a photo at the end of a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
  7. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor speaks at a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
  8. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton, left, and Chief US District Court Judge Jose Fuste, speaks at a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
  9. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, left, is greeted by Puerto Rico's citizen Maria Sastre upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting the U.S. Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives.
  10. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, left, smiles upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting the U.S. Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives. Man at right is unidentified.
  11. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor gives some remarks to the media upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting Puerto Rico for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives.
  12. U.S. Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton, left, and Chief U.S. District Court Judge Jose Fuste, smiles upon her arrival to San Juan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Sotomayor is visiting the U.S. Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, on the invitation of local and U.S. federal judges for a few private engagements and to spend time with relatives.
  13. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor (L) takes her seat for her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), on Capitol Hill in Washington July 13, 2009.
  14. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama winks as he introduces new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington August 12, 2009.

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  1. A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  2. Snow falls on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
  3. The snowy front lawn of the the White House is seen through a fence on the north lawn February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
  4. Snow accumulates on the fence at the White House as the snow begins to fall during an expected blizzard in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  5. A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  6. The left hand of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs shows a shopping list featuring "Eggs, Milk, Hope and Change", the latter two words used heavily in U.S. President Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign, during Gibbs' daily news briefing at the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  7. FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics _ foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections. Now that the court has declared that corporations have a constitutional right to spend from their general treasuries to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the prospect of foreign influence in campaigns has emerged as a flashpoint in the back-and-forth between critics of the ruling and its defenders.
  8. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Sonia Sotomayor, center, are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  9. This video image provided by the Network pool shows Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, left, and fellow justice watching President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. From left are, Alito, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Stephen Breyer.
  10. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 27: Members of the U.S. Supreme Court listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speak to both houses of Congress during his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Pictured are: (L-R, Front) Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer; (L-R, Back) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor. Since taking office a little over a year ago, Obama's approval ratings have dropped significantly according to recent polls.
  11. Supreme Court Justices, from left, Stephen Breyer, Chief Justice John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy and Sonia Sotomayor arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.. 27, 2010, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
  12. US Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, center, accompanied by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton,front left, and Chief US District Court Judge Jose Fuste, front right, pose for a photo at the end of a press conference in San Juan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Sotomayor, a Puerto Rican descendant, is visiting the US Caribbean territory for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
  13. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president.
  14. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: The swing set used by President Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha is covered in snow at the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  15. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama's motorcade waits to take him to the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in a heavy snow on the south driveway of the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  16. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama greets supporters on the rope line after delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.

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  7. Alleged Islamic militant Amir Abdillah, center, is mobbed by reporters after his first trial at South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Abdillah went on trial Wednesday on charges of harboring terrorists behind twin suicide hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital that killed seven and wounded more than 50 last year.
  8. A man walks out from the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.
  9. A Chinese girl walks past the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.
  10. Alleged Islamic militant Amir Abdillah is seen through the bars as he sits inside a holding cell before the start of his trial at South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Abdillah went on trial Wednesday on charges of harboring terrorists behind twin suicide hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital that killed seven and wounded more than 50.
  11. Alleged Islamic militant Amir Abdillah, center, sits on the defendant's chair during his first trial at South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Abdillah went on trial Wednesday on charges of harboring terrorists behind twin suicide hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital that killed seven and wounded more than 50 last year.
  12. Members of the public look at a sculpture titled "Drift" by Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne February 10, 2010. The gallery is holding an exhibition of Mueck's work, including four new sculptures, till April 18.
  13. Customers enjoy an evening at the Apartment restaurant in Jakarta February 6, 2010. The Apartment, in South Jakarta's Kuningan district, has diners at tables nestled between furniture that you may find in a large flat, and it promises its patrons a home ambience. Picture taken February 6, 2010. To match Reuters Life! FOOD RESTAURANTS/APARTMENT.
  14. Customers enjoy an evening in the Apartment restaurant in Jakarta February 6, 2010. There is a restaurant in Jakarta that promises patrons they're going to feel at home and things look promising when a pyjama-wearing waiter asks if you'd like to dine in the bedroom. Picture taken February 6, 2010. To match Reuters Life! FOOD RESTAURANTS/APARTMENT.
  15. A group of schoolgirls look at a sculpture entitled "Wild man" by Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne February 10, 2010. The gallery is holding an exhibition of Mueck's work, including four new sculptures, till April 18.
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