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Think Progress:
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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CNN:
Officials: Bush to nominate Alito to high court  —  Miers helps finalize choice to replace her as Supreme Court pick  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush will nominate 3rd Circuit Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito for the U.S. Supreme Court, sources told CNN on Monday.
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 …
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Bush to Nominate Alito to Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush, stung by the rejection of his first choice, will nominate Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, selecting a conservative federal judge to replace retiring Justice  —  " /> Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate.
Michelle Malkin:
IT'S SAMUEL ALITO  —  ***scroll for updates...1030am EDT appearance with GOP Sens...1110am Schumer exploits Rosa Parks...gross...video at The Political Teen***  —  Via Breitbart/AP, we have a nominee: Samuel A. Alito, Jr. White House will make official announcement at 8am EDT.  —  Details from USNews:
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...
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 …
Bull Moose:
Trick or Treat!  —  The Moose observes that the President gave the right a treat and will attempt to trick the left.  —  With the nomination of "Scalito", the political forces are arrayed for an Armageddon type court battle.  After a brief diversion, the President has returned to the home base.
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Fox News:
Bush Nominates Alito for Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush on Monday nominated Samuel Alito (search) to the Supreme Court.  —  "Judge Alito is one of the most accomplished and respected judges of America and his long career in public service has given him an extraordinary breadth …
Discussion: bRight & Early
The Heretik:
BUSH'S SECOND BEST: ALITO
savethecourt.org:
Bush Puts Demands of Far-Right Above Interests …
Discussion: The RCP Blog
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Why Alito is a stronger choice than John Roberts.
Discussion: Left in the West and PoliBlog
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:   Samuel Alito: A Judge Not Recommended By Harry Reid
Article III Groupie / Underneath Their Robes:
Judge Samuel Alito: Under His Robe
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.
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.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and TigerHawk

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