Affirmative Action May Take Center (Supreme) Court

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The Supreme Court confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor may not center on the issue that has dominated the process for the last two decades: abortion. What may take its place is a debate over affirmative action. The Takeaway is joined by Christopher Caldwell, a TIME magazine contributor and Senior Editor of The Weekly Standard. His article, The Limits of Empathy for Sonia Sotomayor, on the Supreme Court fight can be can be found in the current issue of TIME.

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