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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito joined colleagues in the courtroom for the first time Thursday, just for show, before the real work begins next week on issues including abortion, presidential wartime powers and the environment.
Alito, 55, had already been on the job two weeks and been sworn in twice.
Thursday's oath was largely ceremonial, and President Bush and Justice John Paul Stevens skipped the four-minute event. Stevens, the leader of the liberal wing, was out of town.
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