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Alito Nomination Goes to Full Senate
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| Contributor | Imperator |
| Last Edited | Imperator Jan 24, 2006 12:24pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - The Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Samuel Alito's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate on a party-line vote Tuesday, moving the conservative jurist one step closer to joining the high court.
All 10 Republicans voted for Alito, while all eight Democrats voted against him. The partisan vote was almost preordained, with 15 of the 18 senators announcing their votes even before the committee's session began.
The full Senate expects to take a final vote on Alito's nomination before the end of the week. That vote is also expected to follow along party lines, with only one Democrat — Ben Nelson of Nebraska — coming out so far in support of Alito. Republicans hold the balance of power in the Senate 55-44, with one independent. |
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