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Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
Senate Confirms Alito to Supreme Court — Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. became the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, confirmed with the most partisan victory in modern history after a fierce battle over the future direction of the high court. — The Senate voted 58-42 …
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David Stout / New York Times:
Alito Is Confirmed for Supreme Court in 58-42 Vote — WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 — Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., who has been widely praised for his intellect and integrity but both admired and assailed for his conservative judicial philosophy, was confirmed today as the 110th justice in the history of the Supreme Court.
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Deacon / Power Line:
ALITO CONFIRMED — The Senate has confirmed Samuel Alito by a vote of 58-42. Four Democrats (Byrd, Conrad, Johnson, and Ben Nelson) joined 54 Republicans (all but Chafee). The margin exceeded my low expectations by a few votes due, I think, to the quality of Alito's performance …
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Alito Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice — Senate Confirmed Nomination, 58-42, Following Morning Debate — Samuel A. Alito Jr., who was confirmed by the Senate on a 58-42 vote this morning, was quickly sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court today, completing a makeover …
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Cindy Sheehan Plans To Be In Audience At Bush Address — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cindy Sheehan said she will be part of the live audience during the president's State of the Union speech to congress Tuesday. — Bay Area Congresswoman Lynn Woosley gave anti-war activist a gallery pass late Tuesday …
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Chris Matthews / MSNBC:
Tom DeLay stays focused on re-election bid — Hardball talks exclusively with the embattled House Representative … MSNBC TV — Host of 'Hardball' — Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) spoke with Chris Matthews about the fight he'll wage for his seat in Texas …
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Brent Baker / NewsBusters.org:
CNN's Amanpour: "The War in Iraq Has Basically Turned Out to Be a Disaster" — "The war in Iraq has basically turned out to be a disaster," Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent, declared from London live on Monday's Larry King Live. In the segment in which journalists discussed …
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David Finkel / Washington Post:
Utah Town Has Question About President: 'What's Not to Like?' — RANDOLPH, Utah — To get to the place where they like George W. Bush more than any other place in America, you fly west for a long time from Washington, then you drive north for a long time from Salt Lake City …
Mark Blumenthal / Mystery Pollster:
SOTU: ON BOUNCES AND SPIN — From the polling perspective, if recent history repeats itself, we can assume two things will occur after the President's State of the Union (SOTU) speech tonight. First, CNN/USAToday/Gallup and perhaps CBS News will conduct instant reaction polls among speech watchers …
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Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush to Say 'America Is Addicted to Oil' in Talk — WASHINGTON - Hampered by huge budget deficits and an unpopular war, President Bush will seek to take charge of the election-year agenda Tuesday by declaring America must break its dependence on Mideast oil and calling for training 70,000 math …
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush to Say 'America Is Addicted to Oil' in Talk — WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, in a push to take charge of the election-year agenda, is expected to say Tuesday that "America is addicted to oil" and must break its dependence on foreign suppliers in unstable parts of the world.
The Prowler / American Spectator:
Supreme Struggles — ALITO SCENARIO — According to White House sources, should Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito be confirmed at the 11 a.m. Senate vote this morning, the President intends to swear him in and have him present with his colleagues at the State of the Union Address Tuesday evening.
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
La. Turned Down Feds' Help, Documents Show — A ranking Louisiana health official turned down federal offers to help move or evacuate patients as Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans, a newly released document shows. — But the state's top medical officer said Louisiana coordinated …
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New WPO Poll: Iraqi Public Thinks US Plans Permanent Bases in Iraq — Iraqis Want Timetable for US Withdrawal — Half of Iraqis Approve of Attacks on US Forces, Including 9 Out of 10 Sunnis — A new poll of the Iraqi public finds that a large majority of Iraqis think the US plans …
Think Progress:
Embargoed: State of the Union Text — We'll start respecting White House embargoes when they start telling the truth. — Embargoed Until Delivery of the State of the Union Address at 9:01 PM EST — January 31, 2006 — STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS — As Prepared For Delivery
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William Beutler / The Hotline's Blogometer:
1/31: Just Because You're Paranoid ... As we go to press, Samuel Alito has been confirmed to the SCOTUS by a vote of 58-42. It's too soon to grab reax on that, but it's similar to what's come before. As everyone understands, the real fight was on 1/30, where the lopsided 72-25 cloture …
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Congress caught making false entries in Wikipedia — We already know, of course, that politicians live primarily for re-election and typically view the truth as an impediment to the higher purpose of unfettered self-aggrandizement. — Still, we can be excused for feeling mildly nauseated …
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
GONZALES AND THE LAW....The Washington Post is reporting, essentially, that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales perjured himself during his confirmation hearings last year. Gonzales said that it was "not the policy or the agenda of this president" to authorize actions that conflict with existing law …
WorldNetDaily:
Is new AOL IM slogan marketing blasphemy? — 'I AM' pitch takes God's name in vain, say some shocked critics — When Ian Millar opened up his AOL Instant Messenger program yesterday and linked to the new AIM Triton site, he wasn't prepared for what he saw.
