Political Wire: "Judge Samuel Alito 'appeared headed for the high court yesterday after completing three days of interrogation without a serious misstep,' the Washington Post reports. 'Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee made a final stab at challenging Alito on presidential powers, the death penalty and other matters. But their efforts sometimes seemed halfhearted, and even the most liberal advocacy groups acknowledged privately that they saw slim hopes of preventing his confirmation later this month in the full Senate, where Republicans hold 55 of the 100 seats.'"
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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