Your editorial “Sotomayor’s secret files” (Opinion, Friday) suggested that meeting minutes from Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s time on the board of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, now known as LatinoJustice PRLDEF, have been suppressed. Here are the facts: Judge Sotomayor served on our …

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A small earthquake has rattled Los Angeles International Airport, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says in a preliminary report that the magnitude-3.2 temblor struck Monday at 9:14 p.m. It was centered under the airport …

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Every time we talk to Republicans working on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, breathless fearfulness creeps into their words. Why, if we ask hard questions about Judge Sotomayor, they say, every Hispanic in America will turn against us. In short, they have bought the Democratic …

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ST. LOUIS - Prince Fielder beat the hometown boppers on their own turf. With Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard eliminated early, Fielder won baseball’s Home Run Derby on Monday night at Busch Stadium with a steady power display that included a drive estimated at 503 feet. The Milwaukee Brewers first …

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who says she’ll leave office at the end of the month, is already taking on one national issue, calling the Obama administration’s plan to reduce greenhouse gases a threat to the U.S. economy. In an op-ed piece in Tuesday’s Washington Post, Palin attacks the …

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Southwest Airlines is inspecting nearly 200 of its aircraft overnight after a hole the fuselage of a plane forced an emergency landing in West Virginia . Charleston, W.Va., airport spokesman Brian Belcher says passengers on the 737 aircraft could see the outside through …

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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor delivers her opening statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing befor the Senate Judiciary Committee. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to …

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LIMOGES, France - Alberto Contador is playing down tensions between him and Lance Armstrong, a rivalry that has left a glaring unresolved issue at the Tour de France: Astana’s leadership remains in question while these former champions vie for the yellow jersey. Armstrong told French television on …

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URUMQI, China: Police shot dead two knife-wielding Muslim Uighurs in China’s restive Urumqi city on Monday, authorities said, as violence flared again despite a massive security crackdown. The shooting took place in a Uighur district of the city and triggered an immediate show of force by riot …

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Firefighter Frank Ricci, scheduled to testify about Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling against his reverse discrimination lawsuit, was targeted for criticism Monday by powerful liberal groups who support the judge’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans decided last week to …

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