News Updates from Citizens For Legitimate Government 26 May 2009 <http://www.legitgov.org/>http://www.legitgov.org/ All items are here: <http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news>http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news
Breaking: <http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/supreme.court/index.html>Obama names Sotomayor as Supreme Court nominee 26 May 2009 President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic and third female U.S. Supreme Court justice if confirmed. Obama announced the nomination Tuesday morning at the White House. Sotomayor, a 54-year-old judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was named a U.S. District Court judge by President George H.W. Bush in 1992, and was elevated to her current seat by President Clinton. <http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.resume/index.html>Sotomayor's resume, record on notable cases --The resume and record of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor (CNN) 26 May 2009 <http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/judge-sotomayors-appellate-opinions-in-civil-cases/>Judge Sotomayor's Appellate Opinions in Civil Cases By Tom Goldstein 15 May 2009 Since joining the Second Circuit in 1998, Sotomayor has authored over 150 opinions, addressing a wide range of issues, in civil cases. <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090526/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear>Report: North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles 26 May 2009 North Korea reportedly tested two more short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, pushing the regime further into a confrontation with world powers despite the threat of U.N. action. Two missiles -- one ground-to-air, the other ground-to-ship -- with a range of about 80 miles (130 kilometers) were test-fired from an east coast launchpad, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified government official. <http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html?siteSect=105&sid=1648385>Rumsfeld was on ABB board during deal with North Korea 24 Feb 2003 Donald Rumsfeld, the US secretary of defence, was on the board of technology giant ABB when it won a deal to supply North Korea with two nuclear power plants. Weapons experts say waste material from the two reactors could be used for so-called "dirty bombs". The Swiss-based ABB on Friday told swissinfo that Rumsfeld was involved with the company in early 2000, when it netted a $200 million (SFr270million) contract with Pyongyang. Those who wish to be added to the list can go here: <http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg>http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg and add your name. Those who wish to unsubscribe can go here: <http://lists.people-link.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/legitgov>http://lists.people-link.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/legitgov. If your email provider has marked this newsletter as spam, please mark it as 'not spam' and do not delete from a spam or 'junk' folder, as such actions trigger false spam complaints against the CLG. If you have any inquiries/issues with your subscription, please write: signup at legitgov dot org. CLG Managing Editor: Lori Price. Copyright © 2009, Citizens For Legitimate Government ® All rights reserved. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
