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Senate's 'Gang of 14' fractures over Alito
Nov 2 2005 11:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 14 centrists who averted a Senate breakdown over judicial nominees last spring are showing signs of splintering on President Bush's latest nominee for the Supreme Court.
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Democrat: Alito won't 'chisel away' law
Nov 2 2005 10:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A centrist Democratic senator complimented Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Wednesday as a jurist who won't "hammer away and chisel away" existing law.
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Roberts backs out of patent case
Nov 2 2005 5:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts took himself out of a patent infringement case Wednesday because of a conflict, acknowledging he made a mistake in taking part in the early stages of the appeal.
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Young Alito defended privacy, gay rights
Nov 2 2005 5:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In college, Samuel Alito led a student conference that urged legalization of sodomy and curbs on domestic intelligence, a sweeping defense of privacy rights he said were under threat by the government and the dawning computer age.
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High court hears student loan dispute
Nov 2 2005 5:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Skeptical Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sharply questioned a Seattle man's claim that the government was wrong to tap his Social Security benefits to pay off long overdue students loans.
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Alito joined Army Reserve during college
Nov 2 2005 5:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito joined the Army Reserve while he was a college student because his lottery number had made it likely he would be drafted for the Vietnam War, college roommates said Wednesday.
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Alito a meticulous lawyer in Reagan years
Nov 2 2005 2:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The picture of Samuel Alito that emerges from his seven years in the Reagan Justice Department is one of an even-tempered, meticulous lawyer who stayed late to help young attorneys write legal briefs and handled the pressure without raising his voice.
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Alito a longtime Federalist Society member
Nov 2 2005 2:21AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It looks like the third time was the charm for the Federalist Society. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has long been an active participant in the conservative legal society, an influential group that sometimes goes to great lengths to play down its influence. Alito has been a member for at least 15 years and has spoken before both the national organization and its student chapters on a number of occasions.
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