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Bitter Debate in Senate Continues on Alito

By David Welna
Published January 25, 2006 at 3:54 PM PST
From left, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Arlen Spector (R-PA) talk to reporters, Jan. 25, 2006.
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From left, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Arlen Spector (R-PA) talk to reporters, Jan. 25, 2006.

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