NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
Times Wire Reports
Three Senate Republicans have endorsed Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, giving increased momentum to the effort to secure her a place on the high court by early August.
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) joined veteran Sens. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) in support of the first Latina nominated to the Supreme Court.
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