The Impact a Supreme Court selection can have on the Second Amendment

The Thursday, July 16, 2009 edition of The Star Tribune features an article titled, Sotomayor: from guns to Perry Mason. For more on the constitutional significance of the Second Amendment read Public Interest Institutes's Brief titled: Do citizens have the right to keep and bear arms? and District of Columbia v. Heller.

NRA Opposes Sotomayor, Cites 'Hostile View' of Gun Rights‎ - Wall Street Journal blogs
The NRA criticized several of the positions Sotomayor had taken on Second Amendment rights. “It is only by ignoring history that any judge can say that the ...

Don't Mess With Sotomayor‎ - Washington Post

Sen. Graham's Second Round of Questioning at Judge Sotomayor's ...‎ - Washington Post

On a local note, Iowa Senator Charles Grassley questioned Sonia Sotomayor in 3Rd round of questions on July 16, 2009. Senator Grassley's questioning was not directly related in any way to the Second Amendment, Transcript from the Washington Post and focuses on "stare decisis." Senators Grassley and Leahy discuss Sotomayor o... - YouTube

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Can Pakistan cure it's internal cancer problem?

Reuters reports in a December 27, 2008 story titled Pakistan says "will not act" against India.

"We ourselves have accepted that we have a cancer...Yes, we will cure it. We
will solve this problem," - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari

Can the "epicenter" of terrorism as India puts it be reduced in 2009?

This issue isn't just important to the United States and India, but will have an impact on global policy throughout the region and world in 2009 and beyond.

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US wants to pursue Somali pirates

bbcworld "The US wants to get UN authority to pursue Somali pirates on land, UN diplomats say." US gets tough on Somali pirates in Thursday, December 11, 2008 article by the BBC.

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Tension between Congress and China reported by ABC News

ABC News reporting a story November 22, 2008 titled China angrily dismisses US congressional report. The "US congressional report (has) accused Beijing of developing sophisticated cyber warfare and militarising its space program."

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