Senior Administration Official Guessing Game: The Alito Nomination Players

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With a vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito scheduled to take place later this morning, today’s items will focus on players in the Alito nomination drama. They come from this delightfully gossipy article, Two Nominee Strategies — One Worked, by David D. Kirkpatrick of the New York Times (best known for his sinister-sounding expos