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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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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 …
John / ACSBlog:
Who is Sam Alito?  —  Judge Alito was born in 1950 and educated at Princeton and Yale Law School.  He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to sit on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in his home state of New Jersey.  Prior to his appellate court judgeship, he served as clerk …
Drudge Report:
MEDIA/DNC NICKNAME 'SCALITO' SEEN AS ETHNICALLY INSENSITIVE
Discussion: Think Progress
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Why Alito is a stronger choice than John Roberts.
Discussion: Left in the West
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"Scalito."  —  I'm seeing news reports that President Bush …
Discussion: PoliBlog
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
ABORTION AND SPOUSAL NOTIFICATION: As several people point out, that's going to be an issue with regard to Alito.  I'm not sure what I think about this issue, but looking at the Pennsylvania statute I notice a lot of exceptions, one of which is this: "Her spouse is not the father of the child."

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