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Samuel Alito's America — CNN reports that "President Bush will nominate 3rd Circuit Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito for the U.S. Supreme Court." Who is Samuel Alito? ThinkProgress has the facts: — ALITO WOULD OVERTURN ROE V. WADE: In his dissenting opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey …
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Bush Nominates Alito for Supreme Court — WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush nominated veteran judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court Monday, seeking to shift the judiciary to the right and mollify conservatives who derailed his previous pick. Ready-to-rumble Democrats said Alito …
Kash / Angry Bear:
Family Values — The opinion of Bush's newest nomination to the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito, regarding the abortion issue will undoubtedly receive a flood of attention in coming weeks. But Alito's opinion regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), signed into law in 1993 by Bill Clinton …
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Washington Post:
Bush Selects Alito for Supreme Court — President Bush today will name appeals court Judge Samuel A. Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a source close to the White House. Alito, 55, serves on the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit …
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New York Times:
Bush Nominates Conservative Judge for Supreme Court — President Bush named Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., who currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as the new Supreme Court nominee today, four days after his previous choice withdrew her nomination.
Ed Whelan / Bench Memos on National Review Online:
Alito on Spousal Notice — As noted here and in The Corner, the media appear already to be engaged in rampant misrepresentation of Judge Alito's 1991 opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in the panel majority's ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 947 F.2d 682 (3rd Cir. 1991).
The Heretik:
BUSH'S SECOND BEST: ALITO — BUSH HEADS TOWARD COLLISION with Democrats on new Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito. Bush's second choice after Harriet Miers rejected herself may not be choice enough for Democrats. Bush now steers to the hard right with more rough water. [story] [Bush statement]
savethecourt.org:
Bush Puts Demands of Far-Right Above Interests of Americans with High Court Nomination of Right-Wing Activist Alito — PFAW will wage massive national effort to defeat nominee who would dramatically shift balance of Court — President Bush put the demands of his far-right political base …
Rude One / The Rude Pundit:Samuel Alito, Another Motherf**ker For America:
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Bull Moose:Trick or Treat! — The Moose observes that the President gave …
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:Bush to Nominate Alito to Supreme Court
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Michelle Malkin:IT'S SAMUEL ALITO
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Jeremy / What Now?:
Thank God! — Samuel Alito is an absolutely excellent choice for the Supreme Court. In the immediate aftermath of his nomination, I suggest every person who thinks Alito is an improvement over Miers should call the Republican National Committee and donate and tell the person you talk …
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Matt Margolis / Blogs for Bush:
Confirm Judge Alito — President George W. Bush to nominate Samuel Alito for Supreme Court... Well, I was admittedly not thrilled with Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court, Judge Alito, however, I can say is a good pick, and I am sure conservatives will support this nomination. It's time to start a coalition...
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
ABORTION AND SPOUSAL NOTIFICATION: As several people point out, that's going to be an issue with regard to Alito. I'm not sure what I think about this issue, but looking at the Pennsylvania statute I notice a lot of exceptions, one of which is this: "Her spouse is not the father of the child."
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / Bench Memos on National …:Abortion — Already this morning, I've heard a lefty …
Reuters:
Fourth night of riots in Paris — BOBIGNY, France (Reuters) — Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday defended his tough crime policies against claims they helped increase tension after a fourth night of rioting in a Paris suburb in which tear gas was fired into a mosque.
Karl Rove / White House:
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan — MR. MCCLELLAN: Good afternoon, everyone. I want to update you on the President's schedule, first of all. The President is meeting right about now with Burmese activist Charm Tong, a 23-year-old woman who has dedicated her life to helping those who suffer under …
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Thomas Wagner / Associated Press:
Car Bomb Kills 20 in Basra, Police Say — BASRA, Iraq - A car bomb exploded Monday night in a commercial district of Iraq's second-largest city of Basra, killing at least 20 people and wounding about 40, a police official said. — The car bomb in the southern city of Basra exploded about 8:30 p.m., police Lt. Col. Karim al-Zaidi.
