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Issue #2

Meet the Judge!
In this issue of WR News, students will get to know the newest U.S. Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic American justice on the Supreme Court. Students will also find out how someone becomes a justice. Plus, they will get the scoop on some of the Supreme Court's traditions. 

Print out a news quiz scavenger hunt for students.
Download the struggling reader version of this story. (Available 9/15/09.)

Download the struggling reader version for issue 1. (Available 9/15/09.)

Also in this issue:

News Brief: Scientists learn that some cats purr for food.

News Brief: An astronaut tests stink-free underwear in space.
News Debate: Is 90 minutes of homework a night too much for kids?
Info Zone: Meet the legal eagles on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Your Turn: Football stars help kids get fit.
Brain Builders: Supreme Streets (Read a Map)