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New York Times:
Judge Alito Proves a Powerful Match for Senate Questioners — WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - If Senate Democrats had set out to portray Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. as extreme on issues ranging from abortion to government surveillance of citizens, they ran up against an elusive target on Tuesday …
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
But Enough About You, Judge; Let's Hear What I Have to Say — WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - The Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. were supposed to be about the judge, but on Tuesday it sometimes seemed as though somebody forgot to tell the senators on the Judiciary Committee.
Marcia Davis / Washington Post:
For Democrats, A Most Tender Roast of Alito — It was beginning to look as if the Democrats had shown up to a knife fight without a knife yesterday. — It was beginning to look as if they'd just been woofing when it came to the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr …
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Alito Replies Don't Rock Status Quo — On his first day of questioning from senators, Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. tried to send a reassuring message: The country may be at war, but Americans' personal privacy and civil liberties will be safe with me.
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
Alito Faces Familiar Issues in Hearing — WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito was aggressively questioned Wednesday by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee who accused him of inconsistencies on issues ranging from voting rights to ethics to his membership in a conservative organization.
New York Times:
Alito, at Hearing, Pledges an Open Mind on Abortion — Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, talked yesterday with Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, during the confirmation hearing for Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. — WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr …
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New York Times:
Fairness in the Alito Hearings — Judge Samuel Alito Jr.'s confirmation process has barely begun, and his supporters are already complaining that it has been unfair. There have certainly been troubling aspects to this hearing, but so far they have been in Judge Alito's favor.
Will / Attytood:He can't handle the truth …
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MSNBC, firedoglake, The Carpetbagger Report, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Committee for Justice Blog, Prometheus 6 and TalkLeft
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:Senators Consider Alito's Record, Judgment
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Washington Times:
Abramoff-linked probe focuses on 5 lawmakers — A Justice Department investigation into influence-peddling on Capitol Hill is focusing on a "first tier" of lawmakers and staffers, both Republicans and Democrats, say sources close to the probe that has netted guilty pleas from lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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New York Times, The Democratic Party, Hugh Hewitt, Centerfield, Gateway Pundit and Balloon Juice
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Lobbying Colors GOP Leadership Contest — Rivals for DeLay Post No Strangers to K St. — In years past, when the House recessed for its winter break, Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) decamped for warmer climates and a sailing trip to the Caribbean with some of the city's top lobbyists …
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Associated Press:
Israel pulls plug on Pat Robertson deal — Officials angry over evangelical leader's comments about Sharon's stroke — JERUSALEM - Israel won't do business with Pat Robertson after the evangelical leader suggested Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's massive stroke was divine punishment …
Henry Weinstein / Los Angeles Times:
1st Suit in State to Attack 'Intelligent Design' Filed — A group of parents in the small Tehachapi mountain community of Lebec on Tuesday filed the first lawsuit challenging the teaching of "intelligent design" in a California public school. — The suit targets what appears …
Washington Post:
Barry Tested Positive for Cocaine Use In the Fall — D.C. Council member Marion Barry tested positive for cocaine use in the fall in a drug test ordered by a court after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor tax charges, according to two sources familiar with Barry's case.
John O'Neil / New York Times:
Leading Shiite Says He Will Oppose Changes to Iraqi Charter — The leader of Iraq's most powerful party indicated today that his group would block substantive changes to the country's new constitution, despite a promise to Sunnis to consider amendments. — Last summer, as Sunni Arabs …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Senate Blogger Forum: Kennedy (McCarthy) Redux — I'm not going to live-blog the bloviations from Ted Kennedy in great detail, but I have to add something about Kennedy's pulling out sentences from magazines and newspapers and demanding to know if Alito had ever read them.
wsbtv.com:
Flaming Mouse Story Found To Be False — Rumor Squashed: Flaming Mouse Didn't Start House Fire — FORT SUMNER, N.M. — A small -town rumor that sparked world -wide interest about a mouse burning down a house has been found to be untrue. — After 81-year-old Chano Mares's house burned …
