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    Sotomayor Unit 7

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    Court refused to continue extending the hearings and decided to start all procedures from scratch to abide by the 1964 Title VII Civil Rights Act. It was upsetting when I read the article because even though the information was limited about Judge Sotomayor‚ I knew since her nomination‚ she had Latino roots and we Latinos‚ are too discriminated. It is disappointing when people with limited resources in the past‚ who reach a higher social status or “power”‚ try to degrade others. However‚ after reading

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    Sonia Sotomayor was appointed by Barack Obama in 2009. Sonia‚ is currently serving as‚ associate. Before Sonia became part of the supreme court‚ she graduated from law school at Yale in 1980. Sonia served as a District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York in 1992. In 1998 Sonia was elevated to the Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition Sonia began teaching at New York University and Columbia Law School. She was the first Latina to be appointed into the Supreme Court in 2009 by Barack

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    The Author Sanjaya Baru was the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s media adviser for four years from 2004 till 2008 and the above mentioned period which is covered in the selected book . It is significant as it is all about the inner view into the Dr Manmohan Singh being the prime minister of India and his unique character generally difficult to know from outside with the tiny details and observation. The author being a journalist by profession and editor for the financial columns in leading economic

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    1989 following a general election defeat. He was the youngest Prime Minister of India (at the age of 40). Rajiv Gandhi was a professional Pilot for Indian Airlines (now Air India) before entering politics. While at Cambridge‚ he met Italian-born Sonia Maino whom he later married. He remained aloof from politics despite his mother being the Indian Prime Minister‚ and it was only following the death of his younger brother Sanjay Gandhi in 1980 that Rajiv entered politics. After the assassination of

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    The Lokpal Bill

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    INTERPRETATIVE ARTICLE LOK PAL BILL It was today morning when I saw‚ on one of the TV channels‚ Anna Hazare protesting against corruption and pouring his heart out for Jan Lokpal Bill. I felt ashamed that I could not join him in Delhi. I felt even more ashamed being an Indian when I heard that bastard politicians have stopped this bill from passing in parliament since last 40 years so they can loot whatever they can from Indian people and deposit it in their Swiss bank accounts! I felt

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    Supreme Court Justice Sonia Maria Sotomayor 1954 – Justice Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court on May 26‚ 2009. A vacancy became open upon the retirement of Justice Souter. If her nomination and approval by the Senate is approved‚ she would become the 111th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Her confirmation hearing by the Senate did not go without controversy. Justice Sotomayor gave a speech at the University of California‚ Berkeley

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    With My Beloved World‚ Sotomayor creates immense pathos and through her incredible journey creates an incredibly compelling book. The parts I was most compelled by included when Sonia turned down the job at firm that asked discriminatory questions about her heritage and how she has benefited from affirmative action. Not only is she confident in who she is and her accomplishments‚ she was not willing to compromise her values to get ahead in her career‚ indicative of the moral compass that would serve

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    THE” TRUE”STORY OF” FAKE LEADER” SONIA GANDHI Alias ANTONIA MAINO-By SATYAMITRA 88 Votes Who is Sonia? (By Dr. Subramaniam Swamy) Antonia is Sonia’s real name in her birth certificate. Sonia is the name given to her subsequently by her father‚ Stefano Maino [now deceased] following his return from Russia where he had been a prisoner of war. Stefano had joined the Nazi army as a volunteer. Sonia is a Russian not Italian name. While spending two years in a Russian jail

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    Women Empowerment

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    herself is an example of women empowerment. Women are no less than to the men‚ be it in business‚ politics‚ entertainment‚ sports or whatever. Let’s talk about some bold women; it’s a woman who is leading Indian National Congress as its president‚ Smt Sonia Gandhi who has got the supreme leadership qualities. Smt. Mamta Banerjee‚ Mayawati‚ pratibha patil‚ Meera kumar is some of the most influential name in the Indian Politics. Women could really do more than what they actually think they can. First

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    Manmohan Singh

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    of flack for the way it has been governing the country for the last couple of years. Specially with the CWG scam‚ 2G scam and the recent Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazzare incidents his image has been spoiled. He has been called a puppet in the hand of Sonia Gandhi‚ he ha been accused of not standing up for himself when most needed. People don’t understand the gravity of the situation or what pressure Mr. Singh is and how every move he makes is judged and criticized. Every wrong move by him is noted and

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