Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 4 [AP]

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Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 4 [AP]

January 13, 2006 09:31:00 am

Transcript of Day 4 of confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., nominated to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, January 12, 2006. Read the full text transcript as provided to AP by CQ Transcriptions, LLC [alternative URL].

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