SOTOMAYOR GOES TO CAPITOL HILL

Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, to begin the traditional courtesy visits with Republican and Democratic Senators who hold her confirmation in the palm of their hands.  

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“Everyone in America, I want them to understand that we have the whole package here,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters when Judge Sotomayor made his Capitol Hill office the first stop on her itinerary.  A new Associated Press-GfK poll released Tuesday, found that one third of the country has a favorable view of Judge Sotomayor, while 18% view her unfavorably. Half of those polled say she should be confirmed, while 22% oppose her confirmation.