Nightly news shows ignore context of Sotomayor remarks, GOP's past embrace of "empathy"
July 14, 2009 12:26 am ET
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SUMMARY: In covering the first day of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, the three evening network news broadcasts either presented her "wise Latina" comment out of context, reported Republicans' criticisms of a judge employing "empathy" without noting numerous conservatives' previous support for such qualities in a judge, or both.
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