Kerry Eyes Filibuster over Alito Nomination

NPR | By Melissa Block,

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Published January 27, 2006 at 6:31 PM EST

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito enters the office of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) for a meeting Friday.

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