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Senate hearings for Alito to begin Jan. 9
Nov 3 2005 11:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-controlled Senate will begin hearings Jan. 9 on Judge Samuel Alito's appointment to the Supreme Court, leaders of the Judiciary Committee announced Thursday, a bipartisan repudiation of President Bush's call for a final confirmation vote before year's end.
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Alito could shift Court on major issues
Nov 3 2005 4:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's middle ground is disappearing. If Samuel Alito is confirmed, he could almost immediately begin shifting the court onto more conservative footing as it considers contentious social issues like abortion, religion and capital punishment.
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Judges Attest to Alito's Conservativism
Nov 3 2005 11:43AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judges who have served with Samuel Alito say he's unquestionably a conservative who would push the Supreme Court to the right, likely favoring new abortion restrictions that retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor would not.
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Senate's 'Gang of 14' fractures over Alito
Nov 3 2005 2:23AM (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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