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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.
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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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Bush Nominates Conservative Judge for Supreme Court  —  President Bush named Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., who currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as the new Supreme Court nominee today, four days after his previous choice withdrew her nomination.
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.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Parties Set Stage for Showdown on Court Choice  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 - With the announcement of a new Supreme Court nominee expected as early as Monday, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, warned President Bush on Sunday not to pick one of the candidates …
Michelle Malkin:
IT'S SAMUEL ALITO  —  ***scroll for updates***  —  Via Breitbart/AP, we have a nominee: Samuel A. Alito, Jr. White House will make official announcement at 8am EDT.  —  Details from USNews: … Experienced.  Well-thought-of by conservative constitutional scholars.  Not a diversity/crony pick.
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...
White House:
President Nominates Judge Samuel A. Alito as Supreme Court Justice  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  I'm pleased to announce my nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.  Judge Alito is one of the most accomplished and respected judges …
Ed Whelan / Bench Memos on National Review Online:
Congratulations, President Bush!  —  In selecting Third Circuit judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. for the Supreme Court, President Bush has made a truly outstanding nomination that deserves widespread acclaim.  By any objective criteria, it is doubtful that there is anyone now or in recent decades …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
President Poised to Pick Court Nominee  —  Allies on Right Are Consulted on Conservative Judges  —  President Bush appears poised to announce a new Supreme Court nomination today, moving quickly after a weekend of consultations to put forward a replacement for the ill-fated choice …
Fox News:
Bush Nominates Alito for Supreme Court
Discussion: bRight & Early and Diggers Realm
Tom Brune / Newsday:
Judge from NJ tops list
Discussion: Bench Memos … and Iowa Voice
Eric / Myopic Zeal:
Samuel Alito Nominated for Supreme Court
Drudge Report:
MEDIA/DNC NICKNAME 'SCALITO' SEEN AS ETHNICALLY INSENSITIVE
Discussion: Think Progress
Mark R. Levin / Bench Memos on National Review Online:   Things to Know About Alito  —  Sam Alito has spent …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
President names Alito
PoliPundit.com:
The Roll Call Vote
Discussion: Bench Memos …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Alito Gets The Nod
Discussion: TAPPED and PointofLaw.com
Jason / G e n e r a t i o n W h y ?:   Time to Have Alito Fun  —  Sam Alito is the new SCOTUS nominee.
Don Surber:
How Harriet Miers Saved The President
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"Scalito."  —  I'm seeing news reports that President Bush …
Discussion: PoliBlog
Associated Press:
Alito has hefty legal resume
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:   Samuel Alito: A Judge Not Recommended By Harry Reid
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush to Announce Supreme Court Nominee
Discussion: bRight & Early
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 …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Myth Of Dragging Wilson's Wife Into The Niger Case  —  Earlier today, I listened to "Late Edition" on CNN and heard Wolf Blitzer interviewing Gary Bauer about the Plame case.  Normally that would cause me to either fall asleep from apathy or change the channel to something more interesting …
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Todd S. Purdum / New York Times:
THE JOURNALIST  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 - On any given Sunday, the cream of Washington officialdom presents itself for confession before Tim Russert, a big, bluff lawyer-turned-journalist who may be the capital's most intimidating interlocutor outside a courtroom or Congress.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Manchurian Reporter  —  NBC News has a problem …
Discussion: PSoTD

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