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Sonia Sotomayor nominated to the Supreme Court

Posted by: ladyrayne on: May 26, 2009

Earlier today President Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

She would replace Justice David Souter. If confirmed fifty-four year old Judge Sotomayor would become the second woman on the court joining Ruth Bader Ginsburg and only the third woman to ever sit on the [...]

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Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

Posted by: ladyrayne on: May 26, 2009

Yesterday President Obama celebrated Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.

Unfortunately there was controversy which the president avoided. It’s a custom to send a wreath to the Arlington Confederate Monument but a group of professors petitioned the president to break that tradition.
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Apple iPhone or similar device required for journalism students

Posted by: ladyrayne on: May 26, 2009

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Incoming freshmen at the University of Missouri School of Journalism are being required to buy an Apple iPhone or a similar device in order to download lectures or confirm facts on the web.

University requires students to buy an iPhone or similar device
By Alan Scher Zagier
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Missouri — Gadgets such as the Apple iPhone and [...]

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Real Housewives of D.C.

Posted by: ladyrayne on: May 26, 2009

First Orange County, CA, then New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey and now the nation’s capital. I first read this at the Daily Beast, which lead me to the Huffington Post which lead me to Bravo.com.
From OC to… DC?
Bravo is heading to the nation’s capital for the next installment of the hit Housewives series. Now [...]

Tags: Bravo, Real Housewives of D.C., reality tv, television