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Latinos in New York City praise Sotomayor

In Manhattan's Washington Heights, lifelong residents with Puerto Rican roots like Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor said Monday they were proud and confident one of their own could soon sit on the nation's highest court.

"She's sincere and sensitive and she's Puerto Rican like me," said Ramon Alvarado, 66, a retired candy factory worker who has lived in Washington Heights for...

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