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Article: Samuel Alito confirmed as the 110th Supreme Court justice
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 31, 2006
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WASHINGTON -- 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 to confirm Alito -- a former federal
appellate judge, U.S. attorney, and conservative lawyer for the
Reagan administration from New Jersey -- as the replacement for
retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has been a moderate swing
vote on the court.
All but one of the Senate's majority Republicans voted for his
confirmation, while all but four of the Democrats voted against
Alito.
That is the smallest number of senators in the president's ...