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‘Roe’ of Roe v. Wade Arrested at Sotomayor Hearings

ABC News’ Rick Klein and Jan Crawford Greenburg report: Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in the famous Roe v. Wade abortion case who is now an anti-abortion activist, was one of four protesters arrested for disrupting today’s opening day of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, according to the US Capitol Police.

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Key House Dem: Pay Czar Should Say No to AIG Bonuses

Today on ABCNews.com’s “Top Line,” Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said that pay czar Kenneth Feinberg should turn down the company’s request for his blessing, to send a “blunt message” that bonuses are not acceptable until companies return bailout funds to taxpayers. ... Also today, we checked in on the latest in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor with ABC’s Jan Crawford Greenburg, who covers the Court for us. Among the buzz of the morning: What was Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., up to with his opening statement?

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Pro-Sotomayor Ads Tie Limbaugh to Republicans

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: A group of liberal activists is teaming up with a Latino organization to run Spanish-language radio ads targeting Republican lawmakers over GOP opposition to Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

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The Note: A Bit Outside -- Sotomayor Hearings Could Boost Obama Agenda

Get ready for political posturing and baseball metaphors: Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings will dominate the week -- and that may be a good thing for a Democratic agenda that’s stalling and could use a few days outside the scrutiny of the hour-by-hour news cycle, ABC News senior political reporter Rick Klein writes Monday in The Note. And Sarah Palin isn’t even gone yet, but already she’s talking about how she’ll make a political return.

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The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, July 13, 2009

The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News’ KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON, CLAUDIA MORALES, VALENCIA WICKER...

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