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SUPREME COURT NOMINEE ALITO MEETS WITH SEN. SNOWE

Supreme Court Nominee John Alito meets with Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 16, 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)


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