No vote by the full Senate -- the last step in confirmation -- has been scheduled, but Obama said he wants Sotomayor on the high court in time for the start of its next session in September.

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Unlike Halligan, Srinivasan has not even had a committee vote, the procedural first step to getting final floor confirmation.

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City council leader Gordon Matheson said Glasgow's confirmation as host city marked "the first step in positioning the city as the global home of street dance over the next three years".

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