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GOP Escalates Attacks on Sotomayor

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday engaged in the first tentative skirmishes in the war over the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, trading shots over whether she should be judged on her experience or philosophy during the confirmation process.

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House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica conducts a committee markup hearing of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act on Feb. 2.
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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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