SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BEGINS HEARING ON ALITO FOR SUPREME COURT
Pro-life protestor Missy Huff, 18, of Bowie, Md., with the word "LIFE" taped over her mouth, demonstrates outside the Supreme Court in Washington on January 9, 2006. At the same time the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to consider Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Samuel Alito, who pro-life constituents hope will swing the court towards overturning Roe v. Wade. (UPI Photo/Roger L./ Wollenberg)
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