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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

THIS GUY SOUNDS GREAT! I BET HE'S GOING TO BE THE BEST JUSTICE SINCE WILLIAM REHNQUIST!

Presidential Power Has Limits, Alito Tells Senators

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - Judge Samuel A. ALito, Jr. said today that he agreed with the principle that a president does not have "a blank check" in terms of power, especially during wartime.

"The Constitution applies in times of peace and war," President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court said in the first round of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "The Bill of Rights applies at all times."

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