"Identity Politics" is Code Words for "Not a White Man"

According to the Washington Post's Peter Baker, of the 110 people who have served on the [U.S. Supreme C]ourt, only four were not white males. And yet the caption to his article states: "With President Obama’s pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, identity politics in America is...

Video: Justice Alito Throws 1st Pitch [RealGuide US News]

"CBS News RAW Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was on how to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Phillies-Devil Rays game in Philadelphia. Alito is a life-long Phillies fan. Strmz Video » News & Weather » National News » RealGuide US News Video News National US...

In Alito, G.O.P. Reaps Harvest Planted in '82 (David D. Kirkpatrick/New York ...

"In Alito, G.O.P. Reaps Harvest Planted in '82  —  Last February, as rumors swirled about the failing health of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, a team of conservative grass-roots organizers, public relations specialists and legal strategists met to prepare...

Democrat fears Alito may ban abortion (Reuters)

Reuters - A top Senate Democrat told U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Wednesday that he remained concerned that Alito could be the deciding vote to reverse the 1973 decision that legalized abortion.

Bush Tries Again: Alito for Supreme Court

President Bush, stung by the collapse of his previous choice, nominated veteran judge Samuel Alito on Monday in a bid to reshape the Supreme Court and mollify his conservative allies. Ready-to-rumble Democrats warned that Alito may be an extremist who would curb abortion...

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