This is an undated handout picture of Ayman al-Zawahri, said to be the right hand man of al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. A pre-dawn airstrike killed at least 17 people in a remote Pakistani tribal area Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, and U.S. networks said American jets were targeting a suspected al-Qaida hideout that may have been frequented by high-level operatives, possibly the terror group's No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri. There was no confirmation from either the Pakistani or U.S. government. (AP Photo/File)
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Whenever the Judiciary Committee reports out the Alito nomination, the full Senate will begin work on the nominee the next business day.
If Democrats delay final action past January 20th, he will cancel the recess for the week of January 23rd which he had previously scheduled with the knowledge of Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
Until the Senate votes, up or down, on the Alito nomination, he will not act on any other legislative item.