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ALITO MEETS WITH SEN. ROCKEFELLER

Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito (C) meets with Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) in his office in Washington on January 25, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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