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re: Sotomayor chosen as SC nominee (academic discussion)

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Originally Posted by Imperator View Post
well, they didn't waste any time, and she is not the first Hispanic btw, Cardozo was, but anyway, let the games begin.

Cardozo was the descendant of Portuguese Jews who came to America in 1740, via the Netherlands.
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