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Article: Bush Nominates Alito for Supreme Court
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- October 31, 2005
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RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer
AP Online
10-31-2005
Dateline: WASHINGTON
President Bush watches Judge Samuel A. Alito of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia speak after he announced him as his new nominee for the Supreme Court, Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, in the Cross Hall in the White House. Alito is Bush's replacement for Harriet Miers, who dropped out of the running last week. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
President Bush, stung by the collapse of his previous choice, nominated veteran judge Samuel Alito on Monday in a bid to reshape the Supreme Court and mollify his conservative allies. Ready-to-rumble Democrats warned that Alito may be an extremist who would curb abortion rights.
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