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Article: Supreme Court nominee Alito heads into Judiciary Committee vote with first victory assured
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- January 24, 2006
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JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-24-2006
Dateline: WASHINGTON
Judge Samuel Alito takes his first step toward a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court with a preordained Senate Judiciary Committee victory, but the strength of opposition among Democrats could forecast the margin by which he will be confirmed in the Senate.
The Republican-controlled committee was to advance Alito's nomination Tuesday. All 10 of the committee's Republican senators have announced their support for President George W. Bush's choice to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. That leaves the eight Democratic members with no way to prevent the committee from giving the conservative judge a ...