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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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: protein wisdom and Vodkapundit
nbc11.com:
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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La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
State of the Union: Illegal Immigration  —  I used to invite blog-less readers (although bloggers were free to participate) to "live-comment" events.  The first such post (first presidential debate) generated 166 comments.  The third debate post generated 544 comments.
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Activist Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol  —  Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq who reinvigorated the anti-war movement, was arrested and removed from the House gallery Tuesday night just before President Bush's State of the Union address, a police spokeswoman said.
Discussion: Say Anything, Macsmind and Don Surber
Washington Post:
President Bush's State of the Union Address  —  Following is President Bush's State of the Union Address, as delivered to Congress:  —  SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES  —  BUSH: Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, members of the Supreme Court …
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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
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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Francis Wilkinson / New York Times:
Song of Myself
Discussion: Below The Beltway and Althouse
Democracy Now:   Gore Vidal Delivers State of the Union …
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 …
Discussion: PunditGuy and The Huffington Post
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Washington Post:
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's Response
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alternet.org:
The Fear That Kills  —  Appalling new evidence reveals that female soldiers serving in Iraq made fatal decisions in their attempts to avoid rape.  —  Tools  —  COMMENT NOW  —  In a startling revelation, the former commander of Abu Ghraib prison testified that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Rowley issues apology to Rep. John Kline over his depiction on website  —  Casting Kline as bumbling Colonel Klink from "Hogan's Heros" on the Democrat's blog a "new low," says GOP.  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. John Kline demanded and got an apology Monday from his Democratic rival, Coleen Rowley …
Jane Hamsher / alternet.org:
Roasting the Post  —  Readers are still waiting for the Washington Post to apologize for stifling their comments and labeling them 'hate speech.'  —  When Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell published the false claim on January 15 that Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff gave money to Democrats …
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 …
CNN:
Bush to aim speech at 'kitchen table' issues  —  President to discuss U.S. 'addiction' to oil, according to excerpt  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush will target the economy, health care, security and oil in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, as he attempts to move past a difficult year …
Discussion: the talking dog
Ari Shavit / New Yorker:
WATCHING HAMAS  —  Shalom Harari is a former Israeli Military Intelligence officer who has been following the rise of Hamas—the Islamic Resistance Movement—for almost a quarter century.  An awkward, voluble man of nearly sixty, Harari gained a measure of fame in intelligence circles …

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