Fiorina,who has positioned herself as a conservative, faces a former U.S.representative, moderate Tom Campbell, and conservative Chuck DeVore in a Republican contest that has highlighted conservative issues.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

"That does not mean they cannot follow the law." In announcing her nomination, President Obama highlighted Sotomayor's life story as a child of Puerto Rican parents whose childhood years were spent in public housing in New York.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31