Sandra Day O'Connor

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3. Washington Post: Sandra Day O'Connor's Key Decisions (July 1, 2005) 
4. TIME: "Sandra Day O'Connor to Retire" (July 1, 2005) 
5. WSJ.com: "The Threat to Judicial Independence" by Sandra Day O'Connor (October 1, 2006)
6. Amazon.com: Sandra Day O'Connor
7. Video: Sandra Day O'Connor with Charlie Rose (Time 58:46)

Sandra Day O'Connor News and Articles

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• Wired: Sandra Day O'Connor: Game Designer (June 5, 2008)
• Variety: Romney challenges McCain (January 30, 2008)
• Time.com: Courting Controversy (June 28, 2007)
• NPR: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts (March 10, 2006)
• USA Today: A new page in O'Connors' love story (November 12, 2007) 
• The New York Times: Personal and Political Concerns in a Closely Held Decision (July 2, 2005)
• The New York Times: First Woman Supreme Court Justice Resigns (July 1, 2005) 
• Washington Post: Courting O'Connor (July 4, 2004)

Sandra Day O'Connor Background and Profiles

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• Cornell University Law School: Justice O'Connor Biography and Writings
• PBS: Online NewsHour: Sandra Day O'Connor
• On The Issues: Sandra Day O'Connor  

Sandra Day O'Connor Works

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• Cornell University Law School: Justice O'Connor Decisions
• Amazon.com: Works by Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor Blogs and Commentaries

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• New York Times' Well: Seized by Alzheimer’s, Then Love (November 14, 2007)
• New York Times' The Lede: Alzheimer’s, Love and the Ex-Supreme Court Justice (November 13, 2007)
• USA Today: Centrist justice sought 'social stability' (July 5, 2005) 
• Washington Post: In the Center, Hers Was the Vote That Counted (July 2, 2005)

Sandra Day O'Connor Photos

• ABC News: Sandra Day O'Connor Photo Gallery
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• CBS News: Sandra Day O'Connor Photo Essay
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Sandra Day O'Connor Videos

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• YouTube: Sandra Day O'Connor Talks Judicial Activism (Time 06:22)
• YouTube: Sandra Day O'Connor at Cornell Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 (Total Time 55:00)
• YouTube: FOX News Interview with Sandra Day O'Connor  
• MSN Video: Unanimous Abortion Ruling (Time 4:34) 
• Dare to Dream: Video Profile with Sandra Day O'Connor  

Sandra Day O'Connor Criticism and Controversy

• HumanEvents.com: Sandra Day O'Connor Connects Court Critics to Cookie Caper (December 7, 2006)
• Dissident Voice: Goodbye to Sandra Day O'Connor, and Good Riddance (July 5, 2005)
• HNN: Why Ronald Reagan Picked Sandra Day O'Connor... (July 1, 2005)
• PBS: Online NewsHour: The Power of One (June 4, 2004)

Sandra Day O'Connor Timeline

• March 26, 1930: Born
• 1950: Obtains B.A. in Economics from Stanford University
• 1952: Marries John Jay O’Connor III
• 1952-1953: Deputy County Attorney in San Mateo County, California
• 1954-1957: Attorney for Quartermaster Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany
• 1965-1969: Assistant Attorney General of Arizona
• 1969: Appointed to the Arizona State Senate and reelected to two subsequent terms
• 1973: Becomes the first woman to serve as the State Senate Majority Leader
• 1975: Elected judge of Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona
• 1979: Appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals
• 1981: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, took her seat on September 25
• 1988: Treated for breast cancer
• 1989: Makes legendary vote in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
• 2005: Announces her retirement immediately upon appointment of her successor
• 2006: Retired from the Supreme Court on January 31, 2006

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