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Obama's Pick from the Start

Sotomayor

First topped his list in November.

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President Obama may have teased us with other possibilities, but it seems like Sonia Sotomayor was his choice for the Supreme Court all along. According to Marc Ambinder, Obama held a meeting in November shortly after the election to discuss Court nominees.

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