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"And that's the way it is ... " That's how longtime CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite ended each nightly newscast. But his signature sign-off almost didn't come to be; in a 1998 interview, Cronkite revealed how the first night he used it, he got in trouble with the president of CBS:

We found one last nugget we want to tell you before we go silent. Here's AP Television Writer David Bauder, who tracked down one of Al Franken's old friends:

We found one last nugget we want to tell you before we go silent. Here's AP Television Writer David Bauder, who tracked down one of Al Franken's old friends:

We asked you to put your opinions down on "paper" and write collaborative editorials on MixedInk for or against Sotomayor's confirmation. The site lets users to post snippets of text, and mix and match phrases with others whose views you share.

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The Judiciary Committee has adjourned Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing after four days of testimony from the nominee and public witnesses -- and four days of pandering to hometown voters by senators.

Los Angeles Times writes about Biden's chief lawyer's role in the Sotomayor nomination.

It's pretty certain that Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., would have loved a do-over on one remark he made while talking to Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, about scheduling a Senate Judiciary hearing on the crack cocaine problem.

Wonder why Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy was toting around a camera while presiding over Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing? Here's the answer: he's also an amateur photographer. He's now showing off his own photos documenting the hearings. -Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP reporter, Congress

Looks like the threatened 1 a.m. EDT vote might have been a bit of motivation for senators to cut a deal to avoid voting at such an unpleasant hour. We're told that negotiating is taking place now (on a bill unrelated to the confirmation hearing) because really, no one responsible for congressional business enjoys it in the wee hours.

Frank Ricci's firehouse in New Haven was not exactly captivated by his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Some firefighters said they watched the hearing on TV briefly, while others said they were too busy testing hoses on a hot day.

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh has quite a different perspective than most witnesses on Sonia Sotomayor. He's actually seen her in the courtroom.

Fresh off winning the Cy Young Award as the American League's top ace in 1994, David Cone found himself at the White House a few months later making another pitch: Trying to help end the players' strike that had wiped out the World Series.

Everything in the Senate revolves around votes -- and there's one at 1 a.m. Friday EDT.

Democrats are wasting no time now that Sonia Sotomayor has passed her confirmation hearing test in good condition.