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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.
Associated Press:
Officials: Bush picks Alito for Supreme Court  —  President to announce long-time federal judge's nomination at 8 a.m. ET  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush is nominating Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, The Associated Press has learned, choosing a long-time federal judge embraced …
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James Glanz / New York Times:
Funds Fade, Deaths Rise and Iraq Rebuilding Is Spotty  —  As the money runs out on the $30 billion American-financed reconstruction of Iraq, the officials in charge cannot say how many planned projects they will complete, and there is no clear source for hundreds of millions of dollars …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Manchurian Reporter  —  NBC News has a problem with the Fitzgerald indictment and the Libby case.  There are a couple of different themes in play here, but they all revolve around Tim Russert and an apparent decision by NBC to cooperate with the prosecutor rather than break news.
Discussion: PSoTD
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