Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination is historic

Monday, July 13, 2009 | 3:06 p.m. CDT; updated 3:49 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 13, 2009

WASHINGTON — Her confirmation all but assured, Sonia Sotomayor pledged Monday to serve the "larger interest of impartial justice" rather than any narrower cause if she becomes the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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