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Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, Slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School, To Be Laid to Rest Saturday, December 22, in Bloomfield, CT

• December 20, 2012 • Comments Off

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Justice Sotomayor Sworn In

• August 8, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sonia Sotomayor, Women
Tags: "Wise Latina", Barack Obama, Blacks, Congress, Democrats, East Palo Alto, East Side San Jose, Florida, GOP, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Latinos, Mel Martinez, New York, Racialist Politics, Racism, Republican Party, Republicans, Reverse Discrimination, San Francisco, Sonia Sotomayor, The Potomac, The Supreme Court, Whites

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