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  1. Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., holds up a copy of the Constitution as he questions Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    Sen. Ricky Ricardo? The Yahoo! Newsroom - Wed Jul 15, 11:55 AM ET

    Sen. Tom Coburn evoked a 1950s TV show in a quip responding to Sonia Sotomayor’s scenario about what he might do if she -- hypothetically, of course -- attacked him.

  2. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday July 15, 2009, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Sotomayor says Obama didn't ask abortion views AP - 21 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor declined repeatedly at Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday to disclose her views on abortion rights and said President Barack Obama never asked her before he chose her for the bench.

  3. Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
    Coburn vs. Sotomayor The Yahoo! Newsroom - Wed Jul 15, 11:42 AM ET

    -Larry Margasak, AP reporter, Congress

  4. U.S. President Barack Obama waves next to U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd (L) after speaking about health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
    Obama shifts into campaign mode on health care AP - 21 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Firing up his drive for health care overhaul, President Barack Obama pressed lawmakers Wednesday to step up to their responsibilities and move legislation this summer, even as his campaign organization rolled out television ads targeting reluctant senators.

  5. U.S. Supreme Court nomineee Judge Sonia Sotomayor speaks during the third day of her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS CRIME LAW)
    Sotomayor retreats more under queries Politico - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

    Republicans pressed Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor into further retreat Wednesday morning on some of her past public statements, but the low-key exchanges generally lacked the sparks of Tuesday’s session.

  6. In this July 10, 2009, photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers question during her town hall meeting at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Clinton aims to retake foreign policy center stage AP - Wed Jul 15, 10:35 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Eclipsed by a globe-trotting president and an administration crowded with foreign policy heavyweights, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is talking tough on Iran as she struggles to regain her role as the nation's top diplomat.

  7. US Senator Al Franken listens as US Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor answers questions during the third day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Karen Bleier)
    Coburn: Sorry about the protesters The Yahoo! Newsroom - Wed Jul 15, 11:27 AM ET

    It's rare to see a senator apologize for the actions of people on their own side. But we saw Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a strong anti-abortion advocate do just that this morning.

  8. US Senator Jeff Sessions(R) confers with with Sen. John Cornyn as US Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor (not seen) answers questions on during the third day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Karen Bleier)
    FACT CHECK: Sotomayor tied abortion ban, slavery? AP - Wed Jul 15, 11:11 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Abortion opponents saw their issue take center stage when Sen. Lindsey Graham questioned Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor about her 12-year tenure with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.

  9. FILE - In this June 29, 2009 file photo, firefighter Frank Ricci gestures during a news conference outside the New Haven Federal Court in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, FILE)
    Sotomayor debate isn't Ricci's first legal battle AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Frank Ricci's name is on the lips of almost every senator in the Supreme Court nomination hearings of Sonia Sotomayor. His buddies know the 35-year-old New Haven firefighter by other names.

  10. Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. questions Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday July 15, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the committee. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Franken finally gets a laugh The Yahoo! Newsroom - 32 minutes ago

    New Sen. Al Franken got his first laugh in the Senate this afternoon.

  11. Senator Ricky Ricardo? Coburn evokes Lucy show AP - 48 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - One of Sonia Sotomayor's Senate interrogators had a joking response Wednesday when she talked hypothetically — and humorously — about getting a gun to shoot him in self-defense.

  12. President Barack Obama winds up to throw out the ceremonial first pitch during the MLB All-Star baseball game in St. Louis, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
    President Obama goes low with All-Star first pitch AP - Wed Jul 15, 3:29 AM ET

    ST. LOUIS - All those warmups in the Rose Garden gave the lanky left-hander just enough oomph.

  13. U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) talks with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor and her mother Celina (C), at the start of Sotomayor's U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington July 13, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS CRIME LAW)
    Specter's backhand The Yahoo! Newsroom - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

    It wouldn't be a confirmation hearing without one of Sen. Arlen Specter's signature backhanded compliments.

  14. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets guests at the Council on Foreign Relations, Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    Clinton warns Iran on engagement AP - 47 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned Iran it has only a limited time to accept the Obama administration's offer for engagement. She also urged Arab nations to take immediate steps to improve ties with Israel to bolster Mideast peace hopes.

  15. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2009, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Yawns, Obama's standard and Sonia sequels The Yahoo! Newsroom - Wed Jul 15, 10:31 AM ET

    Five things to watch for in today's hearing:

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