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In case you missed it, keep in mind for the hearings:

Washington calling: Two sides stacking Alito ammunition
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553959/posts

Advocacy groups are turning up the volume on their lavishly funded campaigns in the home states of wavering senators over Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Expect a very nasty - but quick - fight that will end in February. Liberal organizations such as People for the American Way say they already know enough about Alito from his writings to oppose his nomination without listening to what the nominee says in his confirmation hearings. On the other side, Progress for America is launching a three-day pro-Alito blitz in 19 states to persuade senators to block any filibuster on the Senate floor.

Targets of the campaigns are wavering GOP senators Mike DeWine of Ohio, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, Gordon Smith of Oregon and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. Pro-Alito forces also are concentrating on persuading Democrats like Bill Nelson of Florida and Ken Salazar of Colorado to shirk the filibuster and allow a straight vote on the nomination.

More at http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/perspectives/article/0,1406,KNS_2797_4366468,00.html


96 posted on 01/08/2006 9:06:55 AM PST by AliVeritas (The Boy Who Cried Wolf in reverse- the DNC. The Constitution is not a suicide pact - A.L.)
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To: AliVeritas
Liberal organizations such as People for the American Way say they already know enough about Alito from his writings to oppose his nomination without listening to what the nominee says in his confirmation hearings.

The party of open-mindedness speaks!

99 posted on 01/08/2006 9:09:53 AM PST by CAluvdubya (The ignorant defeatocrats have declared war on the War On Terror!)
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