This undated cartoon provided by Chip Bok and Creators Syndicate depicts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a strung-up pinata that President Barack Obama is inviting Republicans to whack. The cartoon by Chip Bok of Creators Syndicate ran in The Oklahoman on Tuesday. It shows Obama wearing a sombrero and saying "Now, who wants to be first?" The underline says, "Fiesta Time At The Confirmation Hearing." AP Photo logo AP Photo 13 months ago

This undated cartoon provided by Chip Bok and Creators Syndicate depicts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a strung-up pinata that President Barack Obama is inviting Republicans to whack. The cartoon by Chip Bok of Creators Syndicate ran in The Oklahoman on Tuesday. It shows Obama wearing a sombrero and saying "Now, who wants to be first?" The underline says, "Fiesta Time At The Confirmation Hearing."

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  1. South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, with fellow 2010 Lincoln Medal Recipient South African Justice Albie Sachs, right, give their applause during the Ford's Theatre's "Spirit of America" celebration in Washington during its annual gala, Sunday, June 6, 2010. Other are Justice Sonia Sotomayor, back second right, and Attorney General Eric Holder, back left.
  2. NEW YORK - JUNE 4: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor looks on as Allison Patron of New York kisses her baby Amaryllis Maritza Greene, 12-days old, as she graduates with a practical nursing degree at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York.
  3. NEW YORK - JUNE 4: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is greeted by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York.
  4. NEW YORK - JUNE 4: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivers the keynote address at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York.
  5. NEW YORK - JUNE 4: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor hugs her mother Celina Sotomayor at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York.
  6. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, joins her alma mater Cardinal Spellman High School choir's performance, during a naming ceremony in her honor at the Bronxdale Houses in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. The Bronxdale Houses, a city housing development where Sotomayor lived as a child, was renamed Justice Sonia Sotomayor House following a petition drive by residents to honor her.
  7. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor points towards the Bronxdale Houses as she speaks during a naming ceremony in her honor in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. The Bronxdale Houses, a city housing development where Sotomayor lived as a child, was renamed Justice Sonia Sotomayor House following a petition drive by residents to honor her.
  8. Celina Sotomayor, the mother of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, reacts as she listens to her daughter's speech during a naming ceremony at the Bronxdale Houses in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. The Bronxdale Houses, a city housing development where Sonia Sotomayor lived as a child, was renamed Justice Sonia Sotomayor House following a petition drive by residents to honor her.
  9. John Rhea, far right, chairman of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA),Vilma Huertas, second from left, NYCHA secretary, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, far left, react as the Bronxdale Houses is formally renamed for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, second from right, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. The Bronxdale Houses, the city housing development where Sotomayor lived as a child, was renamed Justice Sonia Sotomayor Houses.
  10. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, reacts as she is surrounded by students during a visit to her childhood alma mater, the Blessed Sacrament School, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. She presented The Sonia Sotomayor Leadership Award, the first annual award in her honor for a student at the school, and gave a speech about her time at the school and her road to the Supreme Court.
  11. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor addresses elementary school students during a visit to her childhood alma mater, the Blessed Sacrament School, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. She presented The Sonia Sotomayor Leadership Award, the first annual award in her honor for a student at the school, and told the students "never give up" on their education.
  12. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor presents The Sonia Sotomayor Leadership Award to seventh-grader David Abreu at the Blessed Sacrement School, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. The award is the first annual award in her honor for a student at her childhood alma mater. Abreu, who was surprised by the award, said "I think I have a lot more responsibility now," because of receiving the award.
  13. Students at the Blessed Sacrament School await U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's visit to her childhood alma mater, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. She presented The Sonia Sotomayor Leadership Award, in foreground, the first annual award in her honor for a student at the school, and gave a speech about her time at the school and her road to the Supreme Court.
  14. U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan jokes with Senator Al Franken (D-MN) about not having a broken ankle in reference to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2010.
  15. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, addresses graduates at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York on Sunday, May 16, 2010. Sotomayor addressed the graduating class at St. Lawrence University on Sunday after receiving an honorary law degree. Her niece, Kiley Anne Sotomayor, was participating in the school's 150th commencement, graduating with a psychology degree.
  16. US President Barack Obama (L) nominates Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court during an event in the East Room of the white House in Washington, DC, May 10, 2010. Kagan, 50, has close ties to Democratic power brokers, and the lifetime appointment would offer the party the hope of a progressive voice on the Supreme Court for many years to come. If confirmed by the Democratic-controlled Senate, Kagan would replace retiring John Paul Stevens, 90, the court's leading liberal, who sat on the bench for 34 years, through a time of turmoil and change in US life. A former Harvard law professor, Kagan would be the fourth woman to serve on the top US court, and the president's second pick after he chose Sonia Sotomayor, as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, last year.

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  1. NEW YORK - JUNE 4: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor looks on as Allison Patron of New York kisses her baby Amaryllis Maritza Greene, 12-days old, as she graduates with a practical nursing degree at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York.
  2. NEW YORK - JUNE 4: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivers the keynote address at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York.
  3. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, joins her alma mater Cardinal Spellman High School choir's performance, during a naming ceremony in her honor at the Bronxdale Houses in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. The Bronxdale Houses, a city housing development where Sotomayor lived as a child, was renamed Justice Sonia Sotomayor House following a petition drive by residents to honor her.
  4. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor points towards the Bronxdale Houses as she speaks during a naming ceremony in her honor in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. The Bronxdale Houses, a city housing development where Sotomayor lived as a child, was renamed Justice Sonia Sotomayor House following a petition drive by residents to honor her.
  5. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, reacts as she is surrounded by students during a visit to her childhood alma mater, the Blessed Sacrament School, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. She presented The Sonia Sotomayor Leadership Award, the first annual award in her honor for a student at the school, and gave a speech about her time at the school and her road to the Supreme Court.
  6. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor addresses elementary school students during a visit to her childhood alma mater, the Blessed Sacrament School, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, June 4, 2010. She presented The Sonia Sotomayor Leadership Award, the first annual award in her honor for a student at the school, and told the students "never give up" on their education.
  7. WASHINGTON - JULY 29: U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Supplemental Appropriations Act in the Oval Office at the White House on July 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. The bill provides funding for a myriad of purposes, including military and non-military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  8. U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests after signing the Tribal Law and Order Act in the East Room at the White House in Washington, July 29, 2010.
  9. U.S. President Barack Obama walks off the stage with Lisa Marie Iyotte after signing the Tribal Law and Order Act in the East Room at the White House in Washington, July 29, 2010.
  10. US President Barack Obama signs the Supplemental Appropriations Act in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, July 29, 2010.
  11. WASHINGTON - JULY 29: US President Barack Obama (R), hugs Crime victim Lisa Marie Iyotte (L) before signing the Tribal Law and Order Act during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House, on July 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Act will give tribal courts the authority to impose harsher sentences and will require the courts to keep a better record of declinations involving Indian Country among other provisions.
  12. U.S. President Barack Obama comes out to comfort Lisa Marie Lyotte (C) during a ceremony for the signing of the Tribal Law and Order Act in the East Room at the White House in Washington, July 29, 2010.

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