Path Clear for Alito After Filibuster Fails ; Senate Votes, 72-25, to End Debate
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 31, 2006
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WASHINGTON For New Jersey-born Samuel Alito, it's all over but the shouting and the swearing-in.
The Senate on Monday all but guaranteed his confirmation to the Supreme Court by moving swiftly to shut down a filibuster attempt by liberals worried about his conservative leanings.See the full content of this document
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Path Clear for Alito After Filibuster Fails ; Senate Votes, 72-25, to End Debate
By eliminating the possibility of a filibuster with a 72-25 vote, Alito's Republican and Democratic supporters assured him of confirmation to the nation's highest court...
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