This week on The Confab: Rolling the "R" in Sotomayor, getting over identity politics and the problem with passing the buck on Prop 8. Plus, Eminem's stunted rap relapse. Join The Root's Deputy Editor Terence Samuel as he talks with Washington reporter Dayo Olopade and senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz.

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