
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) listens as US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears on the second day of her Senate confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on July 14, 2009. If confirmed, the appeals court judge would also become the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)






