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It was groundbreaking moment in Washington D.C. Saturday morning, and while it was hundreds of miles away, news and emotions surrounding the historic event traveled here. Early Saturday, following a 68-31-approval vote from the Senate on Thursday, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Hispanic American to be sworn into a seat on the nation’s highest court. And while the newly appointed justice waits to begin work in Washington, the significance of that handshake is still sinking in for many in Peoria…
about 17 years ago
