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Opening Statements Awaited at Alito Hearings

By Nina Totenberg
Published January 9, 2006 at 5:56 AM PST
President Bush and Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito after breakfast at the White House Monday.
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President Bush and Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito after breakfast at the White House Monday.

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Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.
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