Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor in 13-6 Vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Tuesday to endorse
the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, easing
her path to likely confirmation as the first Hispanic member
of the tribunal. As expected, all 12 Democrats on the judiciary panel voted
for Judge Sotomayor. But among the seven Republicans on the
committee, only Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
voted in favor.