Naftali Bendavid

National Correspondent, Wall Street Journal

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Newt Gingrich has backed off and even Rush Limbaugh has moderated his tone after both claimed that Judge Sonia Sotomayor was a “racist.”  It's all about a  2001 speech  she made at…

Racism in Sotomayor's 2001 'Latina' Talk?

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