WASHINGTON - JUNE 04: U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) wears a name button of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor during a news conference on Capitol Hill June 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid held a news conference with Hispanic leaders to discuss Sotomayor's nomination. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

WASHINGTON - JUNE 04: U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) wears a name button of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor during a news conference on Capitol Hill June 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid held a news conference with Hispanic leaders to discuss Sotomayor's nomination.

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  1. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  2. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  7. With the addition of the Supreme Court's newest member, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, the high court sits for a new group photograph, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at the Supreme Court in Washington. From left are: Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.
  8. The newest Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, poses with members of her family outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, following an investiture ceremony with her colleagues. From left are, her step-father Omar Lopez, her mother Celina Sotomayor, Sotomayor, her sister-in-law Tracey Sotomayor, and brother Juan Sotomayor.
  9. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: Celina Sotomayor arrives for a reception for her daughter and new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor, who is the first Hispanic and the third woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, is expected to begin hearing oral arguments with the other justices in September.
  10. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor listens to the program during the Attorney General's 57th Annual Awards Ceremony at Constitution Hall in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
  11. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, acknowledges the audience from her seat during a performance celebrating Hispanic musical heritage on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Washington.
  12. Pro-life activists demonstrate in front of the US Supreme Court on October 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The US Supreme Court, which now includes its first Hispanic justice Sonia Sotomayor, begins a new term Monday that will focus on hot-button issues including gun rights and counter-terrorism. The nation's highest court, whose decisions deeply affect US policy, will also go to work amid growing speculation over the possible departure of a judge. The nine justices have agreed to examine 55 cases this term. They will soon decide whether to add to that roster an appeal brought by Guantanamo Bay detainees who have been cleared for release and are seeking resettlement in the United States.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives for a news conference to announce the inclusion of the 'public option' in the Senate's version of the health care reform legislation October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid said that states would be able to opt out of the public option until 2014.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives for a news conference to announce the inclusion of the 'public option' in the Senate's version of the health care reform legislation October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid said that states would be able to opt out of the public option until 2014.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) is flanked by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) while taking questions from reporters in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid reinforced the Senate Democrats' position on including a 'public option' in its version of the health care reform legislation.
  16. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. He is joined by, from left, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M, Reid, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right.

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