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...Earlier today, Judge Samuel Alito was confirmed as the United States' 110th Supreme Court Justice. President Bush congratulated Alito and said he hopes he gets along with the other 109 judges." --CONAN O'BRIEN...
This week will see the beginning of the trial of former Enron boss Ken Lay, and, in all likelihood, the confirmation of Samuel Alito to be the newest associate justice of the Supreme Court. On Sunday, Americans will tune in to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks go head to head at the Super Bowl in Detroit-and Mick Jagger strut at the half-time show. But even the Rolling Stones won't be able to upstage the biggest news event of the week, when President Bush delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday...
...Langevin passed on the Senate race after abortion rights groups sharply objected. Schumer has been one of the leaders in crafting the party's strategy on judicial nominations, but Senate Democrats put on one of the most feeble challenges of a Supreme Court nominee in recent memory during the Alito hearings. And two of Schumer?s committee aides stepped down last year amid accusations that they illegally obtained the credit report of Michael Steele, a GOP Senate candidate in Maryland. Emanuel, meanwhile, has been outraised by House Republicans ($60 million to $37 million) and hasn?t been able to match...
...Still, with liberal activists watching and November's midterm elections looming, Democrats won't go down without some fighting words. Instead of the largely ineffectual approach they took in Alito's Judiciary Committee hearings-where they leveled oblique accusations of bigotry and questionable legal ethics-Dems are expected to focus more intently on the fact that Alito will shift the court to the right. After Chief Justice John Roberts joined Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas in a minority dissent in last week's decision upholding Oregon's right to enact a law legalizing doctor assisted suicide, court watchers now believe...
...33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade and wonder at their familiarity; the candlelight vigil in front of the Supreme Court, the masses on the mall and in cities across the country, the urgent hope that protesters express as they see the fight breaking in their favor: John Roberts. Sam Alito. New laws in multiple states that are bound to wind up being challenged, so that the next battle is bound to be waged before a more sympathetic High Court...